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Israel War Crimes

The US State Department has determined that five Israeli security units committed gross violations of human rights prior to October 7, but is still deciding whether to restrict military assistance to one of the units under US law.

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

All units still eligible for US military aid, Washington says after it identifies abuses committed before Gaza war.

The ultra-orthodox unit of the IDF has been accused of serial human rights abuses against Palestinian civilians on the West Bank.

State department says five units mostly from IDF but including at least one police unit responsible for gross violations in West Bank

Menachem Kahane/AFP/Getty Images/File In this photo taken in 2014, Israeli soldiers from the ultra-Orthodox Netzah Yehuda Battalion participate in their

The US concluded that five Israeli Defense Force units committed "gross violations of human rights" outside of the Gaza Strip prior to the Oct. 7, 2023 Hamas attack, the State Department announced.

The State Department announced the findings Monday about five Israeli units, including four determined to have remediated problems. The violations came before the Oct. 7 attack.

The US State Department has determined that five Israeli security units committed gross violations of human rights prior to October 7, but is still deciding whether to restrict military assistance to one of the units under US law.