Breaking Tonight, the Biden administration is taking a major step
against one of its most important allies.
the US is punishing the Israeli military for what it
calls human rights violations.
State Department correspondent Gillian Turner has specifics tonight.
The Biden administration is condemning an ally currently at war.
We found five Israeli units responsible for individual incidents of
gross violations of human rights.
All of these were incidents much before October 7th,
and none took place in Gaza.
The next step, according to U.S.
law, is funding cuts, But the State Department today refused
to share any details about plans when pressed by reporters.
I'm not going to get into the specifics of these
incidents run up here.
It is an ongoing process so I'm not going to.
Get more prescriptive or specific on the relevant details.
The so-called Leahy Law prohibits the US government from funding
foreign militaries that commit gross human rights violations.
Fox News has learned the Biden administration made this decision
in recent days and it's been met with intense pushback
from Israel's leaders and critics of President Biden's Israel policy.
It demonstrates the absolute moral confusion inside of the Biden
administration.
Israel is fighting to defend its own nation.
The decisions also likely to further inflamed anti US and
anti Israeli sentiment at home and abroad.
This news comes as Secretary Blinkens in Saudi Arabia discussing
a potential ceasefire in Gaza with Crown Prince Mohammed bin
Salman and negotiating for the release of hostages,
including an American still in Hamas captivity.
Hamas has before the proposal that is extraordinarily,
extraordinarily generous. I'm hopeful that they will make the right
decision.
Tonight we're learning that the State Department's Arabic language spokesperson
has resigned,
citing opposition to the Biden administration's support for Israel in
the ongoing war in Gaza.
This is the third such resignation here at the State
Department since October 7th.
Brett. Julian Turner live at the State Department.
Jillian, thank you.