#Israel drops charges against soldiers in #Palestinian detainee abuse case
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/3/12/israel-drops-charges-on-soldiers-who-allegedly-raped-palestinian-detainee
Charges dropped against five soldiers accused of sexually abusing a Palestinian detainee at a military facility.
The incident, which occurred on July 5, 2024, resulted in the detainee being admitted to hospital. A doctor at the facility, Professor Yoel Donchin, told Israeli newspaper Haaretz he was so shocked by the man’s condition that he initially assumed it was the work of a rival armed group.
The military’s own indictment described soldiers stabbing the detainee with a sharp object near his rectum, causing cracked ribs, a punctured lung and an internal tear.
The #US Department of State called the allegations “horrific” at the time and demanded a swift and full investigation. “There ought to be zero tolerance of any sexual abuse, rape, of any detainees, period,” then State Department spokesperson Matthew Miller said.
According to the Public Committee Against Torture in Israel, a human rights organisation, despite hundreds of reported alleged abuse cases since October 2023, Israeli authorities have brought indictments in only two incidents, with no prison service personnel charged.
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