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"American materials are involved in almost every aspect of Israel's military operations against Gaza." The "Responsible Statecraft" website of the Quincy Institute for Statecraft in the United States published an article on the 26th, listing 20 incidents in which American weapons may have been "involved" in Israel's "war crimes" in Gaza, and claiming that the vast majority of bombs dropped by the Israeli army were made in the United States. According to the latest news released by the Israeli Ministry of Defense, since October 7 last year, the United States has transported more than 50,000 tons of weapons and military equipment to Israel through 500 transport planes and 107 ships. While the United States frequently sends senior officials to carry out "extremely active" diplomatic actions in the Middle East, it "fails to play the role of a neutral party." Some Egyptian media said that the above-mentioned investigative article has brought to the fore a broader question: Is there still hope for peace in the Middle East? Many Arab people believe that the United States is not a promoter of peace, but an obstacle, and "the United States has always stood on the side of Israel, thereby exacerbating regional tensions."

In June this year, after the Israeli army withdrew from Khan Yunis in Gaza, locals found empty or unexploded American ammunition and rocket debris. (Visual China)

"The United States even supplies Israel with jet fuel"

"Gaza Collapse: Israel May Have Used US Weapons to Commit War Crimes 20 Times." The "Responsible Statecraft" website listed the 20 incidents mentioned in the title in an analytical article on the 26th, and explained the background of the attacks, the on-site conditions, etc. The incidents included in the list must meet the following conditions: there is sufficient evidence to show that it is more likely to violate international law than not; there is specific evidence that can be used in court to show that US weapons are likely to be involved, and this analysis only involves the types of weapons provided by the United States to Israel since October 7 last year.

The article believes that these 20 incidents may be just a small part of the war crimes "committed" by American weapons. American materials are widely used in Israel's military operations in Gaza. For example, Israel uses American-made fighters such as F-35, F-16, and F-15 to drop American-made bombs. The United States even provides Israel with aircraft fuel. During the new round of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, the United States provided Israel with so many weapons that the Pentagon has been struggling to find enough cargo planes to deliver them.

The website "Responsible Statecraft" said that compared with previous events, Israel's military actions were quite destructive. In the three weeks after the outbreak of the new round of Palestinian-Israeli conflict, Israel dropped an average of 6,000 bombs per week. A former senior Israeli military official told Israel's Haaretz that this "abnormal waste" and "reckless" approach "reflects an absolute assumption that the United States will continue to provide weapons and funds."

In the middle of this month, the US government approved a major arms sale to Israel, providing F-15 fighter jets, tank ammunition, tactical vehicles, air-to-air missiles, mortars and other weapons with a total value of more than 20 billion US dollars. The "Responsible Statecraft" website said on the 26th that before this, the US government had only announced two arms sales to Israel during this round of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. The Washington Post once disclosed that as of March this year, the US government approved 100 small arms transactions to Israel. Since each transaction was worth less than 25 million US dollars, it did not need to be formally notified to Congress or made public. "Responsible Statecraft" said that the United States is not shy about publicly shipping weapons to other countries, but most of the news about arms sales to Israel was disclosed by the media.

"The illusion of a balanced role has been broken"

The above analysis article has attracted widespread attention in the Arab media. Qatar's Al Jazeera said on the 27th that the survey highlights a long-standing concern: US military aid has fueled Israel's radical behavior. An Arab analyst said that the United States is not a bystander, it "plays a complicit role" in the oppression of the Palestinians. An analyst from the UAE's National newspaper said: "Whenever the United States turns a blind eye to Israel's actions, it adds fuel to the fire of further instability in the region."

The United States has been trying to give the outside world the impression that it is "actively promoting a ceasefire agreement" and "working hard to prevent the conflict from escalating." This month, U.S. Secretary of State Blinken made his ninth trip to the Middle East since October last year. U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman Brown also just concluded a three-day trip to the Middle East. He told Reuters that after the fierce exchange of fire between Hezbollah and Israel on the 25th, the conflict did not escalate further and there were signs of easing.

On the other hand, evidence of the US's "bias" towards Israel continues to emerge. Pentagon press secretary Ryder said on the 26th that the US did not participate in Israel's "preemptive" strike against Hezbollah in Lebanon, but the US did provide some intelligence surveillance and reconnaissance support to Israel to track Hezbollah's upcoming attacks.

"Bombs, guns, wealth - whatever Israel wants, the United States gives it." The "Responsible Statecraft" website published an article earlier this year, saying that according to former US State Department official Josh Paul, lower-level State Department officials found many cases where weapons should not be provided to Israeli forces under US law. He believes that when the US does not hold Israel accountable, it not only "creates exceptions" for it, but also undermines the US's diplomatic relations with other countries.

A commentary article on Saudi Arabia TV on the 27th stated that the latest report published by the "Responsible Statecraft" website may mark a turning point, "the illusion of the United States' balancing role in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict has been broken" and "it will face the risk of alienation from its Arab allies."

"It's time for the United States to end its ambiguous stance on the Palestinian-Israeli issue"

An article on the Responsible Statecraft website on the 26th stated that Washington believes that there is not enough evidence to link the weapons provided by the United States to specific violations of international law by Israel. "None of this is credible." The article said that as this report shows, there is enough information available. If the US government really cares about the lives of Gazans, it can stop Israel by refusing to provide the tools for violence.

"It is time for the United States to end its ambiguous position on the Palestinian-Israeli issue," the Saudi Arabian newspaper Arab News said on its website on the 26th. This attitude has been a constant in Washington's "extremely active" diplomatic actions over the past few weeks. Senior officials from the United States and its allies dutifully visited the Middle East, but the message they conveyed was very familiar: We support Israel's right to self-defense and urge all parties to ease the situation. The people of Gaza have suffered too much. But the United States has never explained the cause of this suffering.

The article said that Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu tolerated the US's "diplomatic roadshow" but never participated in substantive actions. Blinken "has always failed" in the Middle East. US policy should focus on ending the Gaza war. There is no way out by delaying time and catering to the latest gestures of the Israeli government.