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A Pentagon spokesperson said in a statement that the US military has not provided training to a controversial Israeli unit in the West Bank that is on the edge of being subject to US sanctions for alleged human rights abuses.
On Saturday (27 April), US Secretary of State Antony Blinken would announce sanctions against Israel's Netzah Yehuda battalion within days. The sanctions would be related to incidents in the West Bank before Hamas October 7 attack on Israel. Netzah Yehuda is reportedly made up of young, radical Jewish settlers who have not been accepted into other IDF units.
"The DoD (Defense Department) has not provided training to this IDF (Israel Defense Forces) unit," the statement said on Friday.
However, the Biden administration has decided against cutting off military aid for three military battalions with the Israel Defense Forces, despite determining that they committed "gross human rights violations" against Palestinian civilians in the West Bank.
The assessment was outlined in a letter sent by US Secretary of State Antony Blinken to House Speaker Mike Johnson.
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