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0 Israel

Bereaved Israeli families may now add traditional phrase ‘May God avenge his blood’ to soldiers’ gravestones

Deborah Danan in JTA · 5 Jul

Israeli families, particularly those from the Chabad Hasidic movement, have succeeded in gaining approval from the Ministry of Defense to include the traditional Jewish phrase "May God avenge his blood" on soldiers' gravestones, a practice previously not allowed for military burials.

0 Israel Politics

5 Israeli soldiers killed in friendly fire incident in Gaza, adding to toll of accidental deaths

Philissa Cramer in JTA · 16 May

Five Israeli paratroopers were mistakenly killed and seven wounded by friendly fire in Gaza, highlighting an issue of accidental deaths among Israeli troops in the region.

0 Politics Israel

Source: Blinken hasn’t decided whether to sanction Israel for alleged abuses by one of its army units

Ron Kampeas in JTA · 26 Apr

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken has yet to decide whether to sanction Israel over alleged human rights abuses by the Netzach Yehuda battalion within the Israel Defense Forces, despite reports suggesting otherwise.

0 Israel Politics

In a first, US is reportedly set to sanction Israeli military unit for alleged human rights abuses

Ben Sales in JTA · 21 Apr

The United States is reportedly planning to sanction an Israeli military unit, the Netzach Yehuda battalion, for alleged human rights abuses against Palestinians, marking the first time the US has taken such a step against an Israeli military unit.