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US calls for probe of alleged sexual assault on detainee by IDF troops
By Lauren Taylor (Reporter), Zachary Hill (Video Editor)
Surveillance video released by Israeli media from inside an Israeli military base, Sde Teiman, allegedly shows soldiers sexually assaulting a Palestinian detainee. The U.S. State Department called the reports “horrific” and said the Israeli government should fully investigate them.
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Click to see story on stefczyk.info“There ought to be zero tolerance for sexual abuse, rape of any detainee, period,” State Department spokesperson Matthew Miller said at a news briefing Wednesday, Aug. 7. “That’s a fundamental – it’s a fundamental belief of the United States. And if there are detainees who have been abused, if they – or detainees who have been sexually assaulted or raped, the government of Israel and the IDF need to fully investigate those actions and hold anyone responsible accountable to the full extent of the law.”
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The White House also called the reports “deeply concerning.”
Miller said the Israel Defense Forces launched an investigation into the allegations and officials arrested a number of IDF soldiers supposedly involved.
The IDF has not responded publicly to the allegations.
Footage is released of Israeli soldiers covering themselves with shields, as they rape a Palestinian hostage at the Sde Teiman torture camp.
— Samira Mohyeddin سمیرا (@SMohyeddin) August 6, 2024
The unnamed hostage was hospitalized with a torn rectum, broken ribs, ruptured bowels & damaged lungs. https://t.co/jctKdaZgf0 pic.twitter.com/b9k46crFLY
The footage was first broadcast by Israeli Channel 12. At first, it shows detainees lying on the ground at the complex. It then shows a group of IDF soldiers taking a detainee to the corner of the facility where the alleged abuse took place.
The victim, believed to be a man in his 30s, was taken to an Israeli hospital in life-threatening condition with injuries to his upper body and rectum, according to CNN.
These are not the first such allegations to come from Sde Teiman. The group Physicians for Human Rights has been raising the alarm for months about alleged widespread abuses of Palestinian prisoners by Israel’s military at the military base.
The group said “hundreds have suffered medical neglect, and many have been subjected to abuse and torture” at the base and other facilities.
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Back in July, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu ordered an end to long-term imprisonment at the facility. Right now, Israel’s High Court is considering a petition to shut down Sde Teiman after the allegations of abuse and sexual assault surfaced.
[LAUREN TAYLOR]
ISRAELI MEDIA RELEASED SURVEILLANCE VIDEO FROM INSIDE ISRAELI MILITARY BASE SDE TEIMAN (SEH-DEE TAY-MAN) – ALLEGEDLY SHOWING IDF SOLDIERS SEXUALLY ASSAULTING A PALESTINIAN DETAINEE.
THE U-S STATE DEPARTMENT CALLS THE REPORTS “HORRIFIC” AND SAYS THEY SHOULD BE FULLY INVESTIGATED BY THE ISRAELI GOVERNMENT.
[MATTHEW MILLER]
“BUT LOOK, THERE OUGHT TO BE ZERO TOLERANCE FOR SEXUAL ABUSE, RAPE OF ANY DETAINEE, PERIOD. THAT’S A FUNDAMENTAL – IT’S A FUNDAMENTAL BELIEF OF THE UNITED STATES. AND IF THERE ARE DETAINEES WHO HAVE BEEN ABUSED, IF THEY – OR DETAINEES WHO HAVE BEEN SEXUALLY ASSAULTED OR RAPED, THE GOVERNMENT OF ISRAEL AND THE IDF NEED TO FULLY INVESTIGATE THOSE ACTIONS AND HOLD ANYONE RESPONSIBLE ACCOUNTABLE TO THE FULL EXTENT OF THE LAW.”
[LAUREN TAYLOR]
THE WHITE HOUSE ALSO CALLED THE REPORTS “DEEPLY CONCERNING.”
MILLER SAYS THE IDF HAS LAUNCHED AN INVESTIGATION INTO THE ALLEGATIONS AND A NUMBER OF IDF SOLDIERS SUPPOSEDLY INVOLVED HAVE BEEN ARRESTED.
THE IDF HAS NOT RESPONDED PUBLICLY TO THE ALLEGATIONS.
THE FOOTAGE WAS FIRST BROADCAST BY ISRAELI CHANNEL 12. AT FIRST, IT SHOWS DETAINEES LYING ON THE GROUND AT THE COMPLEX. IT THEN SHOWS A GROUP OF IDF SOLDIERS TAKING A DETAINEE TO THE CORNER OF THE FACILITY WHERE THE ALLEGED ABUSE TOOK PLACE.
THE VICTIM – BELIEVED TO BE A MAN IN HIS 30S – WAS TAKEN TO AN ISRAELI HOSPITAL IN LIFE-THREATENING CONDITION WITH INJURIES TO HIS UPPER BODY AND RECTUM, ACCORDING TO CNN.
THESE ARE NOT THE FIRST SUCH ALLEGATIONS TO COME FROM SDE TEIMAN.
PHYSICIANS FOR HUMAN RIGHTS HAS BEEN RAISING THE ALARM FOR MONTHS ABOUT ALLEGED WIDESPREAD ABUSES OF PALESTINIAN PRISONERS BY ISRAEL’S MILITARY AT THE ISRAELI MILITARY BASE.
THE GROUP SAYS “HUNDREDS HAVE SUFFERED MEDICAL NEGLECT, AND MANY HAVE BEEN SUBJECTED TO ABUSE AND TORTURE” AT THE BASE AND OTHER FACILITIES.
BACK IN JULY, ISRAELI PRIME MINISTER BENJAMIN NETANYAHU ORDERED AN END TO LONG-TERM IMPRISONMENT AT THE FACILITY.
RIGHT NOW — ISRAEL’S HIGH COURT IS CONSIDERING A PETITION TO SHUT DOWN SDE TEIMAN AFTER THE ALLEGATIONS OF ABUSE AND SEXUAL ASSAULT SURFACED.
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Israeli media airs footage showing alleged sexual abuse of Palestinian detainee – video
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Click to see story on abc NewsPalestinians burned alive in Israeli attack on Khan Younis ‘safe zone’
Click to see story on Al JazeeraWashington calls on Israel to investigate soldiers suspected of sexually assaulting a Palestinian prisoner
Click to see story on TVA NouvellesIsrael court hears bid to close prison where soldiers are accused of sexually assaulting Palestinian
Click to see story on KIFIIsrael court hears bid to close prison where soldiers are accused of sexually assaulting Palestinian
Click to see story on KVIAUS seeks ‘zero tolerance’ from Israel if prisoners abused
Click to see story on RTÉIsrael court hears bid to close prison where soldiers are accused of sexually assaulting Palestinian
Click to see story on Click on DetroitIsrael should have ‘zero tolerance’ if soldiers sexually assaulted Palestinian prisoners, says US
Click to see story on WTVBIsrael court hears bid to close prison where soldiers are accused of sexually assaulting Palestinian
Click to see story on KOB 4Israel court hears bid to close prison where soldiers are accused of sexually assaulting Palestinian
Click to see story on WFAA 8abcIsrael Court Hears Bid to Close Prison Where Soldiers Are Accused of Sexually Assaulting Palestinian
Click to see story on Military.comUS demands ‘zero tolerance’ from Israel on soldiers assaulting Palestinian
Click to see story on The Express TribuneIsrael court hears bid to close prison where soldiers are accused of sexually assaulting Palestinian
Click to see story on Irish IndependentIsrael should have ‘zero tolerance’ if soldiers sexually assaulted Palestinian prisoners, says US
Click to see story on The Straits TimesIsrael court hears bid to close prison where soldiers are accused of sexually assaulting Palestinian
Click to see story on MY NorthwestIsrael court hears bid to close prison where soldiers are accused of sexually assaulting Palestinian
Click to see story on Boston HeraldUS says there must be ‘zero tolerance’ for rape after video shows Israeli soldiers sexually abusing Palestinian detainee
Click to see story on Anadolu AjansıLeaked video shows Israeli forces sexually assaulting Palestinian inmate
Click to see story on PressTVLeaked video shows Israeli soldiers sexually assault Palestinian detainee
Click to see story on TRT WorldRight
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Israel court hears bid to close prison where soldiers are accused of sexually assaulting Palestinian
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Click to see story on in.grThose moments were caught on camera… Israeli soldiers sexually tortured a Palestinian!
Click to see story on CumhuriyetIsraeli-Palestinian conflict | Hamas’ new leader is a hardline hawk, imprisoned for 23 years for killing two Israeli soldiers
Click to see story on 星島頭條網Israeli Soldiers Rape Palestinian Prisoners, US Emphasizes Zero Tolerance
Click to see story on viva.co.idIsrael should have ‘zero tolerance’ if soldiers are sexually assaulted
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