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US won’t sanction Netzah Yehuda battalion, drops abuse probe — report
The United States will not impose sanctions on the Israeli military’s Netzah Yehuda battalion and has decided to end an investigation into potential rights violations by the unit in the West Bank, Axios reports.
Citing two senior US and Israeli officials, Axios reports that Secretary of State Antony Blinken told Defense Minister Yoav Gallant of the move in a conversation on Friday.
Israeli media had previously reported that Washington could impose sanctions on the battalion, created to integrate strictly religious soldiers into the military, over its treatment of Palestinians in the West Bank.
