The US is set to invoke the Leahy Law, a landmark congressional act, to halt military aid to an Israeli army unit due to credible evidence of gross human rights abuses committed in the West Bank prior to the Gaza conflict. This move marks the first time a US administration has invoked the law against an Israeli military unit and highlights the strain in US-Israeli relations. The Leahy Law, championed by former Senator Patrick Leahy, mandates the automatic cutoff of aid to military units found to have committed such abuses. Despite accusations of shirking rigorous investigations, Israel maintains that its security forces investigate abuses and hold offenders accountable.