US says Trump administration will be obliged to continue probe of Israeli actions in Gaza

WASHINGTON, Jan 15 (Reuters) - The U.S. State Department's obligation to continue probing some Israeli actions in the Gaza War will pass to the incoming administration of Republican President-elect Donald Trump, a department spokesperson told reporters on Wednesday.

Democratic U.S. President Joe Biden will leave office on Jan. 20 and hand over to Trump. U.S. State Department officials have identified hundreds of potential incidents of civilian harm during Israel's military operations in Gaza involving U.S.-furnished weapons, but have not taken further action on them, sources told Reuters in late October.

Washington has maintained military and diplomatic support for its ally despite criticism from human rights groups stemming from over 46,000 killings in Israel's war in Gaza, according to the local health ministry. The Israeli military onslaught has also led to accusations of genocide and war crimes that Israel denies.

"We continue to work to reach definitive answers with respect to a number of the incidents that we are looking at," the State Department spokesperson said when asked about Israeli acti...
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