The Israeli military said Monday it was holding nine soldiers for questioning following allegations of “substantial abuse” of a detainee at a shadowy…
The detentions of soldiers prompted an outcry among members of Israel’s far-right government.The Israeli military said Monday it was holding nine soldiers for questioning following allegations of “substantial abuse” of a detainee at a shadowy facility where Israel has held Palestinian prisoners throughout the
Israeli military chief Lt. Gen. Herzi Halevi condemned the protesters’ break-in at Sde Teiman and said he fully supports the military prosecutors’ investigation into the abuse allegation. “It is precisely these investigations that protect our soldiers in Israel and the world and preserve the values” of the military, he said.
“Our soldiers are not criminals and this despicable pursuit of our soldiers is unacceptable to me,” Yuli Edelstein, a veteran lawmaker from Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s Likud party, wrote on the platform X. Israel says it needs to control the highway to stop militants from returning to the north when civilians are eventually allowed back. Currently, troops there prevent any returns of the displaced to the north and monitor those fleeing to the south, arresting any they suspect of militant ties.
The Egyptian official said no agreement has been reached on the corridor and the reopening of Rafah, adding that Egypt and Israel were continuing direct talks on a compromise.
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