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Israeli security units committed human rights violations. The United States found five units of Israel’s security forces responsible for gross violations of human rights, the State Department said on April 29, though it has not barred any of the units from receiving U.S. military assistance. Israel has conducted “remediation” in the cases of four of the units in compliance with U.S. law, State Department deputy spokesperson Vedant Patel said. The incidents in question took place outside of Gaza before conflict broke out between Israel and Hamas in October, Mr. Patel said.

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