In a long-awaited report, the US State Department suggests that Israel may have violated international law in its war against Hamas, but the nature of the conflict in Gaza complicates the assessment or obtaining convincing conclusions, according to Bloomberg. It would be reasonable to assess that American weapons have been used by Israeli security forces since October 7 in instances inconsistent with its IHL obligations or with established best practices for mitigating civilian harm, the report states. However, it is noted that the nature of the conflict in Gaza makes it difficult to assess or…