The United States could impose sanctions against the Netzach Yehuda battalion, as well as other units of the Israel Defense Forces (IDF), The Times of Israel writes on April 22.
“Washington is considering sanctions against other Israeli military and police units that have allegedly committed human rights abuses against Palestinians, in addition to Netzach Yehuda.”the message said.
According to the publication, the US State Department has been investigating Israeli army units for human rights violations for more than a year.
The State Department has reportedly created a special commission to investigate allegations of human rights violations by the Israeli military and police.
It was previously reported that US authorities intend to ban all military support for the Netzach Yehuda Battalion as punishment for atrocities committed against Palestinians in the occupied West Bank.
According to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, such plans are “the heights of absurdity and moral turpitude”.
It should be noted that on April 20, the US House of Representatives passed a bill to allocate more than $26 billion to support Israel.
According to the Axios resource, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken could one of these days announce sanctions against the Israeli Orthodox battalion as part of the IDF for the first time.
Source: Rossa Primavera
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