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The State Department says it's reasonable to assess that Israel has violated

international humanitarian laws in the Gaza War.

But it doesn't draw any final or sweeping conclusions about the conduct of the country's security forces.

I'm Aie Sharasco.

And I'm Scott Simon and this is up first from NPR News. The first of its kind assessment is not expected to halt continued U.S. military

support for Israel.

We'll have more on that report and how presidents try to draw red lines about unacceptable wartime actions.

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