US-Israel: Netanyahu vows to reject any US sanctions on army units
by BBC News
BBC News— Reports say the US is planning to cut military aid to one Israeli unit over alleged rights violations.
FOX News—Israeli leaders condemn expected US sanctions, Netanyahu vows to fight it with all his might. Leaders in Israel criticized potential sanctions that are expected to be imposed by the U.S. as early as this week against an Israel Defense Forces (IDF) military battalion accused of violating human rights back in 2022. U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken could announce sanctions against IDF battalion "Netzah Yehuda" within days, marking the first time the U.S. will have placed sanctions on military units operated by Israel. If Blinken follows through with the sanctions, it could further...
The Times of Israel—Israel aghast as US said poised to sanction IDF unit with history of abuses. Report says Blinken to target Netzah Yehuda battalion for violence against West Bank Palestinians; Ben Gvir says he will absorb unit for religious soldiers into police
Bloomberg—Israel-Hamas War: Netanyahu Condemns Reported US Plan to Blacklist Unit. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu condemned a reported US plan to sanction an ultra-Orthodox army battalion over human rights abuses in the West Bank, a move which could fuel tensions over Israel’s war against Hamas in Gaza.