14 NGOs state Israel is breaking Biden's security memorandum against using US weapons to block aid

In a joint statement, 14 NGOs have come together to state that Israel is not in compliance with US President Joe Biden's national security memorandum that barred recipients of US weapons from obstructing humanitarian aid in conflict zones.

The statement was backed by 13 other organisations supporting their findings. 

"Our organizations and partners have experienced these blockages of aid and attacks first hand, and they are costing Palestinian lives," the groups said, adding that "sufficient public information is available to the U.S. government that documents these constraints on humanitarian access and violations of international humanitarian law."

"Given the tempo of the conflict in Gaza, rapid deterioration in the humanitarian crisis, and impending famine, we urgently request that the U.S. government speed up its assessment timeline and demand full and unimpeded humanitarian access into and across Gaza, adherence to international humanitarian law, and an immediate and sustained cease-fire," they add.

Among those to sign the statement include Doctors Without Borders, International Rescue Committee, Oxfam America and Save the Children US while groups like Amnesty International USA and Refugees International lent their support.