NEW: State Department confirms 5 Israeli units were responsible for gross violations of human rights, per the Leahy law.

4 of the 5 units have 'effectively remediated these violations.'

Israel 'submitted additional info' regarding the remaining unit. No decision yet.

“We've become addicted to explosions.” Stunning work by Bellingcat tracking the scale of home demolitions by a single IDF unit in Gaza. “Behind each ruined building, there is a decision & an action which has been carried out by a specific unit or person.” bellingcat.com/news/2024/04/2…

SCOOP: I reviewed an internal State Dept memo, parts of which was classified, that included the most extensive and serious to date warnings to Secretary Blinken over Israel’s possible non-compliance with international humanitarian law. Here’s what I learned 1/X

Visual evidence and internal communications show that before the strike on World Central Kitchen, multiple aid operations and local staff shelters in Gaza had come under Israeli fire — even after the I.D.F. was notified of the locations and logged them as humanitarian sites.

NEW: Florida law says it's illegal for executives of failed insurance companies to take new jobs without state approval.

The law is well-known in the industry. Some call it the 'no-fly list.'

But they're getting rehired anyway — even as CEOs and CFOs.
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A U.S. official tells me there is no change regarding the Leahy law determination about the IDF Netzah Yehuda battalion

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Blinken says 'stay tuned' when asked about the Israeli military's potential violation of the Leahy Law. 'We will have more to say' in the days ahead.

After reports of Blinken's plan to cut off aid to an Israeli military unit accused of human rights abuses — for the first time in history — Netanyahu and other Israeli leaders began fiercely pushing the State Department to reverse course propublica.org/article/netany…

🚨Scoop: U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken is expected to announce within days sanctions against the Israel Defense Forces 'Netzah Yehuda' battalion for human rights violations in the occupied West Bank. My story on Axios
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This is barbaric: Emergency rooms refused to treat pregnant women, leaving one to miscarry in a lobby restroom apnews.com/article/pregna…

Update on this, from John Hudson with the Post: Blinken said this morning, “You’ll see results very soon. I’ve made determinations. You can expect to see them in the days ahead.”

New: Blinken has known for months his own experts concluded multiple Israeli units should be disqualified from U.S. aid for flagrant human rights abuses.

And for months, he's sat on those recommendations. 'They've been sitting in his briefcase.' propublica.org/article/israel…

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Congratulations to Hannah Dreier, winner of the 2023 Worth Bigham Prize for Investigative Journalism for her stunning The New York Times series “Alone and Exploited.” Dreier exposed the broad scope of America’s hidden migrant child workforce, leading to reforms. nieman.harvard.edu/news/2024/04/a…

New: The Biden Diplomat Who Never Cut Ties With the Defense Industry

Biden Presidential Envoy Joseph Yun negotiated big agreements with Pacific Island nations—all while holding a job at The Asia Group, a powerful defense consulting firm whose clients may benefit from the deals.

“Hankey, who took a break from a game of bocce to speak to ProPublica, is rated by Forbes as one of the 400 wealthiest people in the world.” propublica.org/article/trump-…