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Four of the units have taken remedial measures, State Department deputy spokesperson Vedant Patel told reporters on Monday. (Reuters File Photo)
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu earlier said he would fight against anyone who plans to impose sanctions on units of Israeli Defence Forces
The United States found five Israeli units committed “individual incidents of gross violations of human rights” against Palestinians in the West Bank before the Hamas attack in October, the State Department said Monday.
Four of the units have taken remedial measures, State Department deputy spokesperson Vedant Patel told reporters, with consultations ongoing over the fifth unit. The announcement comes after the Biden administration decided to hold off on its decision to blacklist the fifth unit, an infantry brigade of mostly ultra-Orthodox soldiers that has been accused of abuses against Palestinians in the West Bank.
Earlier this month, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said he would fight against anyone who plans to impose sanctions on units of the Israeli Defence Forces (IDF). He made these remarks after reports surfaced that the US is planning to sanction other IDF and police units for alleged rights violations in the West Bank. “If anyone thinks they can impose sanctions on a unit of the IDF — I will fight it with all my strength,” Netanyahu said in a statement.
