US President Joe Biden’s envoy on humanitarian issues says Washington would continue its support for “Israel” and would not delay or stop weapons shipments.A senior US official working on the humanitarian crisis in Gaza said the US would not consider withholding weapons from the Israeli occupation to force its hand to allow aid into the Strip, even as the Israeli government continues to block essential aid such as food and medicine from entering the besieged Palestinian territory.
Lise Grande, who leads US humanitarian efforts in Gaza, told aid group leaders in an August 29 meeting attended by over a dozen humanitarian organizations that while the US might explore diplomatic tactics through the United Nations to pressure the Israeli occupation into allowing life-saving aid into Gaza, the Biden administration would continue its support for the regime and would not delay or stop weapons shipments, multiple attendees told Politico.
Politico, who also reviewed notes from the meeting, said one aid official who attended the meeting recounted that Grande emphasized “Israel’s” status as part of a “tight circle of very few allies” that the US would not oppose.
She reportedly said, “We can’t play bad cop” with certain allies like “Israel”, implying that the US would not withhold any assistance, including military support, from them.
Grande’s remarks, while made over a month ago, cast doubt on the Biden administration’s recent statements suggesting it might reconsider military support for the Israeli occupation due to humanitarian concerns.
Despite concerns voiced by aid representatives that the Israeli occupation’s actions could be violations of international humanitarian law, which prohibits restricting humanitarian aid or blocking access in conflict zones, Grande’s comments suggested the rules do not apply in the same way to the Israeli occupation.
A report from the US State Department in May also assessed that it was “reasonable to assess” that the Israeli occupation may be violating international law in Gaza, but stopped short of making an official determination.

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