Overview

• The U.S. considers imposing sanctions on the Netzah Yehuda battalion, a unit of the Israel Defense Forces, for its role in human rights violations against Palestinians.
• Violence in the West Bank has intensified, with reports of daily attacks on Palestinian homes and properties, often with Israeli soldiers present but not intervening.
• Human rights groups report a significant increase in settler violence, driven by decades of impunity and recent integration of settlers into security forces.
• The potential sanctions are part of broader U.S. measures following a history of abuses by the battalion, including the death of a Palestinian-American man in 2022.
• Israeli government and military officials have strongly opposed the sanctions, arguing that they undermine the morale of troops currently engaged in operations.