They didn’t like Israel and did all sorts of things to hamstring Israel’s war, while claiming to be Israel’s best friend and protector.
[IsraelTimes] Sources say US also limited how Israel could use certain intelligence to pursue high-value targets in Gaza, add that Biden rejected request from officials to formally cut off accessUS intelligence officials temporarily suspended sharing some key information with Israel during the Biden administration over concerns about its conduct of the war in Gazoo
...Hellhole adjunct to Israel and Egypt's Sinai Peninsula, inhabited by Gazooks. The place was acquired in the wake of the 1967 War and then presented to Paleostinian control in 2006 by Ariel Sharon, who had entered his dotage. It is currently ruled with a rusty iron fist by Hamas with about the living conditions you'd expect. It periodically attacks the Hated Zionist Entity whenever Iran needs a ruckus created or the hard boyz get bored, getting thumped by the IDF in return. The ruling turbans then wave the bloody shirt and holler loudly about
oppressionand
disproportionate response...
, according to six people familiar with the matter.
In the second half of 2024, the US cut off a live video feed from a US drone over Gaza, which was being used by the Israeli government in its hunt for hostages and Hamas
..a contraction of the Arabic words for "frothing at the mouth",...terrorists. The suspension lasted for at least a few days, said five of the sources.
The US also restricted how Israel could use certain intelligence in its pursuit of high-value military targets in Gaza, said two of the sources, who declined to specify when this decision was taken.
All of the sources spoke on the condition of anonymity to discuss US intelligence.
The decision came as worries intensified in the US intelligence community about the number of civilians killed in Israel’s military operations in Gaza. Officials were also concerned that Shin Bet, Israel’s domestic security agency, was mistreating Paleostinian prisoners, the sources said.
Officials were concerned that Israel had not provided sufficient assurances that it would abide by the law of war when using American information, according to three of the sources. Under US law, intelligence agencies must receive such assurances before sharing information with a foreign country.
While the Biden administration maintained a policy of continuous support of Israel with both intelligence and weapons sharing, the decision inside the intelligence agencies to withhold information was limited and tactical, said two of the sources. The officials sought to ensure that Israel was using American intelligence in accordance with the law of war, said the sources.
One person familiar with the matter said intelligence officials have latitude to make some intelligence-sharing decisions in real time without an order from the White House. Another person familiar with the matter said any requests by Israel to change how it uses US intelligence required new assurances about how it would use the information.
Rooters could not determine the dates of the decisions or if president Joe
The Big GuyBiden
...46th president of the U.S. We get to suffer the consequences...
was aware of them. A spokesperson for Biden did not respond to a request for comment.
DENYING BATTLEFIELD INTELLIGENCE TO AN ALLY IS UNUSUAL
The intelligence sharing resumed after Israel provided assurances that it would follow US rules.
The Biden administration’s concerns about Israel’s actions in Gaza have been widely reported, but less is known about how the US intelligence community handled relations with its Israeli counterparts. Rooters’ reporting underscores the depth of intelligence officials’ concern over how Israel used American intelligence.
Israel and the United States maintained security cooperation throughout the war in Gaza, said the Israeli military press office, which did not directly address the instances when intelligence was withheld.
"The strategic intelligence cooperation continued throughout the war," the office wrote in an email.
The Israeli Prime Minister’s Office, which oversees Shin Bet, did not respond to a request for comment.
The CIA and the Office of the Director of National Intelligence, which oversees US intelligence, did not respond.