Recent revelations show that the US and the UK have coordinated with the government to protect charity workers in Gaza but have been involved in Israeli soldiers striking them at least eight times since October.
Human rights organizations questioned the Biden administration's lack of evidence for Israel's alleged law-breaking during the Gaza War, prompting Human Rights Watch to release its findings.
At least 31 people were killed or injured in 8 Israeli strikes on relief convoys or offices, per study. Impacted groups argue there are no military targets nearby.
The findings highlight flaws in the deconfliction zone system and humanitarian organizations' coordination and sharing of whereabouts with military parties.
Seven World Central Kitchen employees were killed by Israeli soldiers. The incident raised questions about the Gaza conflict.
In a recent National Security Memorandum to Congress, the State Department decided that there was likely a violation of international humanitarian law by Israel's use of weaponry that the US had delivered to Gaza.
The HRW study offers a specific illustration of such a likelihood.
A study suggests Israel likely attacked an aid organization guest house on January 18 using US weapons, causing injuries and casualties.
The text states that an aid organization, Medical Aid for Palestine, reported that a bomb used in an attack was dropped by an F-16 aircraft made with parts from the UK, as per UN inspectors.
Washington's assessment, made public on Friday, acknowledges the challenge of assessing conflict but affirms continued support for its ally.
According to Ms. Yager, uncertainty makes it difficult for Washington to continue supporting Israel, particularly when it comes to how it treats aid workers.
She says that rather than following IDF [Israeli military] protocols and rules of engagement, the issue for relief workers is more psychological in nature.
She said that, as stated in the NSM report, neither the US nor Israel have access to their calculations, methods, or rules of engagement.
The problem is that Israel claims to care about relief workers, but they don't back up this claim with data.
In the meantime, humanitarian organizations operating in Gaza face greater risk in an already dangerous environment.
Indeed, Gaza is the most dangerous place for an aid worker, according to Oxfam's assistant director, Scott Paul. Oxfam provides humanitarian relief in Gaza.
He acknowledged that, despite their best efforts to manage the security issue, they find it difficult to uphold their duty of care to the personnel in the absence of a secure alternative.
He underlined that the core of their group is made up of Palestinians who live in Gaza and have nowhere safe to flee.
Since the October 7 Hamas attack on Israel, the UN reports that over 250 charity workers have died in Gaza.
When The National asked the Israeli embassy in Washington for a statement about the report's conclusions, they did not respond right away.