The United States has concluded that five Israeli security force units committed serious human rights violations against Palestinians in the occupied West Bank before the start of the Gaza war in October, the State Department said Monday. US sanctions are unlikely as Washington claims that Israel has taken “remedial measures” with four of these units. Consultations are under way with Israel over the fifth unit, State Department deputy spokesman Vedant Patel told reporters. He declined to identify the units, give details of the abuse, or say what measures the Israeli government had taken agains…