Israel Indicts Five Soldiers for Abusing Palestinian Prisoner in Negev Desert Jail

The acts of violence have caused ‘severe physical injury to the detainee,’ the indictment reads.

Ariel Hermoni, GPO
Israel's then-defense minister, Yoav Gallant, during a discussion with troops deployed to Israel’s northern border. September 30, 2024. Ariel Hermoni, GPO

TEL AVIV — Five soldiers have been indicted by Israel’s Military Prosecution for causing “severe” injury to a Palestinian prisoner in a notorious Israeli jail, including “stabbing the detainee’s bottom” with a sharp object, which had penetrated near his rectum. 

The abuse against the Palestinian prisoner happened at the Sde Teiman detention facility in the Negev desert, where human rights organizations said torture of prisoners have taken place since October 7. 

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