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US declares controversial Israeli battalion eligible for assistance

Israeli soldiers operate during a raid, at the Nur Shams camp, in Tulkarem, in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, on April 20, 2024 [Raneen Sawafta/Reuters]

The United States has announced that Netzah Yehuda, a controversial Israeli battalion notorious among Palestinians for repressive activities in the occupied West Bank, is eligible for US military assistance.

The administration of President Joe Biden had considered blocking the battalion from receiving US assistance amid reports of involvement in human rights violations, but Department of State spokesperson Matthew Miller said on Friday that such abuses had been “effectively remediated”.

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