Surveillance footage newly aired by Israel's Channel 12 showed what appeared to be Israeli soldiers sexually assaulting a Palestinian prisoner at the Sde Teiman detention facility in the south of the country. The incident took place in late July and led to the arrests of nine soldiers and an investigation into what Israel's advocate general said was the "suspected substantial abuse of a detainee". A spokesperson for the US state department said the reports were 'horrific' adding that they ought to be fully investigated by Israeli authorities. A spokesperson for Israel’s embassy in Washington did not immediately respond to a request for comment from Reuters. The Israeli daily newspaper Haaretz spoke to Yoel Donchin, the doctor who treated the prisoner in the incident who said he suffered from "a ruptured bowel, a severe injury to his anus, lung damage and broken ribs".

Source: The Guardian August 08, 2024 11:50 UTC