The United States declared on Thursday that it does not agree with the report of the human rights organization Amnesty International, which accused Israel of “genocide” in the Gaza Strip. The organization also pointed out that arms suppliers to Israel could be labeled complicit. TASR informs about it according to the report of the AFP agency.
“We do not agree with the conclusions of such a report. We have said before, and we continue to say so, that the accusations of genocide are baseless.” the spokesperson of the US Department of State, Vedant Patel, emphasized to journalists. According to his statements, the United States, Israel’s ally and largest arms supplier, remains concerned about the ongoing war in the Gaza Strip.
At the same time, Patel distanced himself from Israel’s statements that Amnesty International is a “deplorable and fanatical” organization, writes AFP. “Civil society organizations, human rights groups and NGOs continue to play an important role in providing information and analysis regarding the Gaza Strip,” Patel said.
The US’s disagreement with the report “does nothing to change our ongoing concerns about the impact of the conflict on the civilian population and civilian casualties. Therefore, we continue to emphasize that it is Israel’s moral and strategic priority to comply with international humanitarian law,” added Patel.
Militants from the movement On October 7, 2023, Hamas and other armed groups launched an unprecedented attack on Israel. They killed approximately 1,200 people and kidnapped another 250 people to the coastal Palestinian enclave. According to media reports, there are still around 100 hostages in the Gaza Strip. However, at least a third of them are believed to be dead.
The Israeli campaign in the Gaza Strip has so far claimed at least 44,500 victims, mostly civilians. This is according to figures from the Hamas-run Ministry of Health, which the UN considers reliable.
