- The Israeli military has suspended its Netzah Yehuda battalion after soldiers assaulted a CNN news crew in the occupied West Bank last week.
- The incident occurred while the CNN team was reporting on surging settler violence, with soldiers reportedly placing a producer in a chokehold and detaining the crew for two hours.
- This marks a rare instance of disciplinary action for soldier misconduct within the Israeli forces, particularly for the Netzah Yehuda unit, which has a history of alleged abuses.
- The battalion, known for its ultra-Orthodox composition, was previously linked to the 2022 death of a 78-year-old Palestinian American man.
- The military stated the battalion would resume service only after undergoing a process to reinforce its professional and ethical foundations, amidst claims from human rights organisations that Israel rarely holds its soldiers accountable for Palestinian deaths.
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