US says Israeli army units violated human rights - BBC News

But all five units remain eligible for US military aid after Israel took action, the state department says.

13 hours agoShareclose panelShare pageCopy linkAbout sharingRelated TopicsIsrael-Gaza warImage source, AFP via Getty ImagesImage caption, Formed in 1999, the Netzah Yehuda battalion is a special men-only unit where ultra-Orthodox Jews serveBy Tom BatemanBBC News, WashingtonThe US state department has found five units of the Israeli military responsible for gross violations of human rights in individual incidents, but says they will continue to receive US military backing.

All the incidents involved took place outside of Gaza before the current war.

Israel took corrective action in four units, giving "additional information" on the fifth, the department says.

This means all the units remain eligible for US military assistance.

Washington is Israel's major military backer, supplying it with $3.8bn (£3bn) worth of weapons and defence systems per year.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-68925495

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