Abuse of Palestinian Prisoners in Israel
A leaked video showing Israeli soldiers raping a Palestinian prisoner has sparked outrage in Israel, but not over the crime itself, rather over the leak of the footage.
The video, which surfaced last year, was taken from the Sde Teiman detention camp during Israel's war on Gaza. It shows heavily armed Israeli soldiers grabbing and leading away a blindfolded Palestinian prisoner, surrounding him with riot shields to obscure their actions.
The Palestinian man suffered an injury to his anus, a ruptured bowel, lung damage, and broken ribs.
Yifat Tomer-Yerushalmi, the Israeli army's lawyer, stepped down after confirming her involvement in leaking the CCTV footage. The leak has shaken the country, with the focus being on the betrayal of leaking the footage rather than the horrific abuse itself.
Author's summary: Israeli soldiers' abuse of Palestinian prisoners sparks outrage over leak, not crime.
- Palestinian prisoner suffered severe injuries, including anal injury, ruptured bowel, lung damage, and broken ribs.
- Leak of footage from Sde Teiman detention camp sparked outrage in Israel.
- Yifat Tomer-Yerushalmi stepped down as Israeli army's lawyer after confirming involvement in leaking footage.