The Israeli government has reacted indignantly to reports that the US intends to impose sanctions on a controversial battalion of the Israel Defense Forces (IDF). “Sanctions must not be imposed on the Israel Defense Forces,” Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said in a post on social media platform X, formerly Twitter, adding that his government would oppose such measures with all means at its disposal. Benny Gantz, a member of the Israeli war Cabinet, said that imposing sanctions on the unit would set a dangerous precedent and send the wrong message “to our common enemies” in times of war. Ear…