U.S. law requires that the government suspend weapons shipments to any country blocking U.S.-backed humanitarian assistance.

Despite the memo and list of evidence cited, Blinken rejected the assessment,ProPublicareported on Tuesday.

To deny this is absurd and shameful.

TOPSHOT - US Secretary of State Antony Blinken speaks before boarding a plane, October 11, 2023, at Joint Base Andrews, Maryland, en route to Israel. President Joe Biden is dispatching his top diplomat to Israel on an urgent mission to show US support after the unprecedented attack by Hamas militants. (Photo by Jacquelyn Martin / POOL / AFP) (Photo by JACQUELYN MARTIN/POOL/AFP via Getty Images)

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken speaks before boarding a plane, Oct. 11, 2023, at Joint Base Andrews, Maryland, en route to Israel.Jacquelyn Martin/POOL/AFP/Getty Images