Israeli leaders criticise expected US sanctions against military unit

Israeli leaders criticise expected US sanctions against military unit
The US is expected to announce sanctions against a unit of soldiers in the Israeli military (Ohad Zwigenberg/AP)

Israeli leaders have harshly criticised an expected decision by the US to impose sanctions on a unit of ultra-Orthodox soldiers in the Israeli military.

The decision, expected as soon as Monday, would mark the first time the US has ever imposed sanctions on a unit inside the Israeli military and further strains relations between the two allies, which have grown increasingly tense during Israel’s war in Gaza.

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