WASHINGTON — The Pentagon has no proof that Israel is committing genocide in Gaza, Protection Secretary Lloyd Austin instructed Senate lawmakers Tuesday, as strain mounts on the Biden administration to restrict arms transfers to Israel over the conduct of its army forces within the warfare.
“We have no proof that there’s genocide [committed],” Austin responded to Sen. Tom Cotton (R-Ark.) throughout a Senate Armed Providers Committee listening to.
Why it issues: Austin’s feedback got here amid rising international outrage over the widespread killing of civilians throughout Israel’s marketing campaign and the destruction of infrastructure in Gaza.
Yesterday, a video surfaced of a senior member of the committee, Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), wherein she mentioned she believes the UN Worldwide Court docket of Justice (ICJ) has enough proof to conclude that the conduct of Israel legally constitutes genocide.
