In some instances during the war in gaza. The document says however that the Us Government does not have complete information to verify its assessment. It also finds that, despite israel not fully cooperating with us efforts to get humanitarian aid into gaza in the initial months, it does not currently assess that israel is prohibiting or restricting the transport of aid supplies. Its been a difficult week for Us Israel Relations. President joe biden said the us could suspend certain Arms Shipments to israel if it launches a full scale invasion in to rafah a densely populated area where over one million civilians are sheltering and in dire need of humanitarian assistance. Our correspondent tom bateman has been at the Us State Department and sent this update. This report has been three months in the making with President Biden under growing pressure from human rights organisations, from the partys Democratic Base over the way that the weapons were being used by the israelis in gaza. What we have so far are the key findings that the State Department here have released and there is a key line in this report and it is this that it is reasonable to assess, they say, that wasnt weapons are supplied by the americans have been used by Israeli Security forces since october the seventh in instances inconsistent with International Humanitarian law stop so that is a deep criticism by the American Administration of its key ally in the region. But the report then goes on to effectively catch this in quite a lot of caveats. They say, for example, they dont have enough information to specifically say that in instances there has been a breach of International Humanitarian law and they also say, crucially, that israel has given assurances that there is what they call remediation, that there is an Accountability Process if there are any potential breaches of law and this report says it is satisfied with those and therefore it gets to the fundamental endpoint of this, that each stop short of saying they should be any further withdrawal or withholding of american weapons to the israelis. And i think that is one of the ways in which this report appears to try to come down in two places at the same time and so perhaps it wont satisfy either part of the pressure that is being exerted on President Biden stop he is caught in a deep political bind over his support for the israelis in gaza, pressure from both sides, and that is why a ceasefire for Hostage Release Negotiation remains politically the only way out for President Biden. Those talks broken down or at least suspended for the moment in cairo with no sign at the moment of a visible breakthrough. With me now in studio is former us centcom communications directorjoe buccino, and joining remotely is dana stroul, senior fellow at the Washington Institute and a former us Deputy Assistant secretary of defence for the middle east. Starting with you first, joe. This report concludes that it is reasonable to assess that american supplied weapons given to israel have been used in gaza in breach of International Humanitarian law. Is that surprising to you . Nothing is surprising surprising to you . Nothing is surprising about surprising to you . Nothing is surprising about this surprising to you . Nothing is surprising about this report. | surprising about this report. Im very sceptical of this administration on this issue. Since wednesday people have been following the story. It is released friday at 5pm the minimum exposure and it looks to appease everyone and basically says nothing. Some laws may have been violated, some aid may have been delight denied, some bad things might have happened. It doesnt really say anything much. Mit . Really say anything much. Why are ou really say anything much. Why are you sceptical really say anything much. Why are you sceptical about . Because i dont think the administration wants to take a stand one way or the other on this matter. I think the administration sees this largely as an election issue which is why i think the announcement was made earlier this week about the withholding of large scale munitions or large size munitions and i dont think they want to offend israel and i think really nothing of substance will come out of this report. Out of this report. Dana, if it if i could out of this report. Dana, if it if i could get out of this report. Dana, if it if i could get your out of this report. Dana, if it if i could get your views, | if i could get your views, you are at the Department Of Defence until quite recently, what did you make of this report . I what did you make of this re ort . ~ ,. , report . I think the report makes some report . I think the report makes some important i report . I think the report makes some important things. There makes some important things. There were some important things there were some important things that happened but importantly us forces are not on the importantly us forces are not On The Ground to verify every report On The Ground to verify every report from every organisation or media report from every organisation or media outlet who reported concerning violation of International Humanitarian law but really this is about whether the Israel Defence forces whether the Israel Defence forces are Learning Organisation so when there are mistakes organisation so when there are mistakes or incidences, they have mistakes or incidences, they have a mistakes or incidences, they have a process for accountability and a process for improving their operations over for improving their operations over the for improving their operations over the course of the war . And the answer over the course of the war . And the answer is yes and what is important the answer is yes and what is important about the report is that important about the report is that the important about the report is that the State Department is determining that it will proceed with transferring equipment to israel so that it can prop equipment to israel so that it can prop prosecute the war. The can prop prosecute the war. The report can prop prosecute the war. The report doesnt call for the withholding of weapons but we have seen President Biden in the last week do just that. Do you think he will use this report to continue with the supply . Report to continue with the su l . , ~ , report to continue with the su. L . , ~ ,. , supply . Yes. I think these are two separate supply . Yes. I think these are two separate issues supply . Yes. I think these are two separate issues which supply . Yes. I think these are two separate issues which is l supply . Yes. I think these are two separate issues which is a hard two separate issues which is a hard needle to thread. If the report hard needle to thread. If the report had said we had determined in a definitive matter determined in a definitive matter that israel has violated International Humanitarian law and its International Humanitarian law and its obligations to minimise civitiah and its obligations to minimise civilian harm and it is not taking civilian harm and it is not taking Remediation Practices in a genuine taking Remediation Practices in a genuine and meaningful way then a genuine and meaningful way then it a genuine and meaningful way then it would trigger under us law obligations to stop transferring Military Equipment to israet transferring Military Equipment to israel stop and the report did not to israel stop and the report did not do that which opens the weter did not do that which opens the water continuing to transfer military water continuing to transfer Military Equipment. The president announced it would be withholding £2000 bombs and 500 pound withholding £2000 bombs and 500 pound bombs. When it comes to rate pound bombs. When it comes to rate pound bombs. When it comes to rafa rafah, the white house has been rafa rafah, the white house has been pretty hard line about how it has been pretty hard line about how it is has been pretty hard line about how it is to be done and if you are doing how it is to be done and if you are doing precise targeted operations that is seeking to minimise civilian harm in a densely minimise civilian harm in a densely populated area, you dont densely populated area, you dont need 2000 pounds bombs to dont need 2000 pounds bombs to do that dont need 2000 pounds bombs to do that. G. ,. , dont need 2000 pounds bombs to dothat. ,. , do that. Joe, you are obviously in us military do that. Joe, you are obviously in us military command do that. Joe, you are obviously in us military command for. Do that. Joe, you are obviously i in us military command for some time. From what we have seen on israel and its assault in gaza, it has been using those bombs and that is the president s concern, isnt it . It and that is the president s concern, isnt it . And that is the president s concern, isnt it . It has been usin concern, isnt it . It has been using those concern, isnt it . It has been using those bombs concern, isnt it . It has been using those bombs and concern, isnt it . It has been| using those bombs and israel has enough munitions to continue with the assault. And ultimately this will change really nothing in terms of the outcome. Israel is going to go forward with the assault stop it is going to be a catastrophe. Israel will be further isolated on the world stage and americas standing in the middle east will take a further hit. The middle east will take a further hit. ,. ,. ,. , further hit. From what you have seen from further hit. From what you have seen from what further hit. From what you have seen from what prime further hit. From what you have seen from what Prime Ministerl seen from what Prime Minister netanyahu has said and in past days, do you think that assault in rafah is imminent . We have heard about it from some months now but we do have some movements in the area of idf. The circling of the tanks, the following are part of the ceasefire, that is an indication so in the coming days and weeks this is going to go through. find days and weeks this is going to go through days and weeks this is going to uaothrouh. �. ,. ,. , go through. And dana, what does all of this do go through. And dana, what does all of this do for go through. And dana, what does all of this do for us go through. And dana, what does all of this do for us israel all of this do for Us Israel Relations for the policy . The relationship has gone from a warm embrace a couple of days after october seven to what feels like egg shells in a way at this point. I feels like egg shells in a way at this point. At this point. I think we are at this point. I think we are at and a at this point. I think we are at and a strategic at this point. I think we are at and a strategic Inflection Point at and a strategic Inflection Point in at and a strategic Inflection Point in the Us Israel Relationship. President biden has taken some really significant actions to support israets significant actions to support israels defence from really opening israels defence from really opening us military stocks to flow opening us military stocks to flow and opening us military stocks to flow and expedite military support, increasing the us capabilities across the region to hold capabilities across the region to hold off on signal to others do not to hold off on signal to others do not escalate and an incredible amount of diplomacy, all designed to stand behind israet all designed to stand behind israel as it dismantled her must israel as it dismantled her must matts Military InfrastructureGoing Forward i think infrastructure Going Forward i think if infrastructure Going Forward i think if the idea prosecute this think if the idea prosecute this rafah operation in such a way this rafah operation in such a way that this rafah operation in such a way that results in Tens Of Thousands or hundreds of thousands or hundreds of thousands of civilian casualties there is going to be a rupture casualties there is going to be a rupture in the Us Israel Relationship and the big challenge here is notjust what signals challenge here is notjust what signals to hamas but what it sends signals to hamas but what it sends as signals to hamas but what it sends as a signal to other us adverse sends as a signal to other us adverse areas. An israeli adverse adverse areas. An israeli adverse areas, like iran, like hezbollah. And what we dont need hezbollah. And what we dont need to hezbollah. And what we dont need to do is have Space Opening need to do is have Space Opening where those actors think opening where those actors think that they can escalate and think that they can escalate and challenge israel and the united and challenge israel and the United States who will back up israel United States who will back up israel. ~. ,. , israel. With the talks falling a art in israel. With the talks falling apart in cairo, israel. With the talks falling apart in cairo, we israel. With the talks falling apart in cairo, we saw israel. With the talks falling apart in cairo, we saw the l apart in cairo, we saw the israeli delegation lead, leave, the hamas delegation leave, the hamas delegation leave, what is the next step there . Can what you are describing be avoided . I think it remains describing be avoided . I think it remains to describing be avoided . I think it remains to be describing be avoided . I think it remains to be seen. Describing be avoided . I think it remains to be seen. What i describing be avoided . I thinkj it remains to be seen. What is clear is that hamas showed itself to be the Terrorist Organisation it is this week by agreeing to a Ceasefire Proposal that never was but we know what is going on here. Hamas wants an enduring end to the war and israel is not willing to do that in such a way where hamas is left intact and we can see hamas using psychological warfare against Israeli Society and also across the palestinian civilian population in gaza. Hamas is the bad actor here and what we need to do is get the negotiators egypt, qatar, they must village the husband urges both dead or alive. But joe. Looking urges both dead or alive. But joe, looking at urges both dead or alive. But joe, looking at the wider region and from the us military perspective will there be a lot of nervousness there with serving members at this point . The region remains very volatile. It will continue to remain volatile. You have the situation in the red sea, you have the houthis, you have a run, you have the sheer proxy groups. Run, you have the sheer proxy groups. Iran. Run, you have the sheer proxy groups. Iran. yu run, you have the sheer proxy groups. Iran. You have the shia proxy groups. It is a volatile region and it will remain that way. Jae volatile region and it will remain that way. Joe buccino and dana remain that way. Joe buccino and dana stroul, remain that way. Joe buccino and dana stroul, thank remain that way. Joe buccino and dana stroul, thank you l remain that way. Joe buccino i and dana stroul, thank you both forjoining us. Now, at the United Nations in new york, the General Assembly voted in favour of a palestinian bid to become a full un member. In a largely symbolic move, more than 140 countries voted in support, with nine voting against including the us and israel. In a heated debate, the israeli ambassador, gilad erdan, called the vote a travesty producing a mini shredder into which he fed a pocket sized un charter. The palestinian representative can now fully take part in debates and propose agenda items, though it still wont have Voting Rights something only the Un Security Council has the power to confer. Following the councils vote, palestinian president Mahmoud Abbas said the territory � will continue its endeavour to obtain full membership. Our North AmericaCorrespondentjohn Sudworth recaps the days events. We ought to say that the General Assembly does not have the power to confer the membership on a new state. So in soina so in a way this resulted passed overwhelmingly today is largely symbolic but it does do a couple of things. First of all it reiterates that call for full membership and asks the Security Council to reconsider but it