Israeli soldiers detained for abusing Gazan detainee at notorious prison

Israel's Sde Teiman prison in the Negev desert has been dubbed "Israel's Guantanamo Bay" due to reports of torture and violations against Palestinian detainees arrested during the Gaza war as 10 soldiers were recently held over for questioning as part of an investigation into the gang-rape of a Palestinian.

In response, hundreds of Israeli protesters, including officials, stormed the prison facility to protest the arrest of the soldiers over the incident.

According to Israeli media reports, Israeli troops deployed in the camp to guard Palestinian detainees have been torturing them for their own amusement. 

A specific case saw Israeli occupation forces rape a Palestinian detainee, by assaulting him with a rod, resulting in severe injuries that required his transfer to a hospital.

Israeli Military Police raided the concentration camp arresting 10 troops serving at the site for questioning. 

As a result of the raid, a fight broke out between members of the Military Police and Israeli soldiers manning the site. 

Torture testimonies

The Israeli Supreme Court is still looking into a case brought by Israeli human rights organizations demanding to immediately close Sde Teiman following reports of torture and killings of Palestinians detained at the center.

Haaretz quoted one Israeli soldier who was part of the army's Force 100 that supervises the prison as confirming the bad treatment against the detainees.

Based on testimonies from recently released detainees, they are subject to numerous forms of torture and inhumane treatment, including forced stripping, prolonged binding and blindfolding, electrocution, systematic starvation and cutting the body with sharp tools.

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