Blinken says the U.S. found that an Israeli military unit committed gross human-rights abuses against Palestinians in the West Bank before the Gaza war.
The U.S. has determined that an Israeli military unit committed gross human-rights abuses against Palestinians in the West Bank before the war in Gaza began, but it will hold off on any decision about aid to the battalion while it reviews new information provided by Israel, Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken said in a letter to House Speaker Mike Johnson . The undated letter, obtained by the Associated Press on Friday, defers a decision on whether to impose a first-ever block on U.S.
Blinken said the Israeli government has so far not adequately addressed the abuses by the unit. But 'the Israeli government has presented new information regarding the status of the unit and we will engage on identifying a path to effective remediation for this unit,” he wrote. A 1997 act known as the Leahy law obligates the U.S. to cut off military aid to a foreign army unit that it deems has committed grave violations of international law or human rights.
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