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House Speaker Mike Johnson has threatened to intervene if President Biden imposes sanctions on an Israeli military battalion over alleged misconduct in the West Bank. The Biden administration is reportedly considering sanctions on the Netzah Yehuda battalion, a unit largely comprised of ultra-Orthodox nationalist Jews, following incidents leading up to Hamas’ October 2022 attack on Israel, including the arrest and subsequent death of a Palestinian American man. The possible sanctions have drawn criticism from Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and the Israeli government, who have urged the State Department to reconsider. Johnson said he received written assurances from White House national security adviser Jake Sullivan that the sanctions would not affect funding for Israel and that the administration would be judicious in its approach.

The US is considering sanctions against an Israeli army battalion, Netzah Yehuda, over alleged human rights violations against Palestinians. The unit has been under investigation for incidents of violence, including the detention of an elderly Palestinian-American who later died. The Israeli government has condemned the reports of impending sanctions, calling them “the height of absurdity.”