U.S. postpones decision on aid to Israeli army battalion accused of abuses against Palestinians

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Open this photo in gallery: U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken speaks during a press conference at the U.S. Embassy in Beijing on April 26.Mark Schiefelbein/The Associated Press Secretary of State Antony Blinken has determined that an Israeli army battalion committed grave human-rights abuses against Palestinians in the West Bank before the war in Gaza. But he said in a letter to House Speaker Mike Johnson that he is postponing a decision on blocking aid to the unit to give Israel more time to right the wrongdoing. The undated letter, obtained by The Associated Press on Friday, defers a decision...