{"id":34165,"date":"2024-07-30T08:44:47","date_gmt":"2024-07-30T12:44:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/world\/israeli-protesters-enter-army-base-after-soldiers-held-over-gaza-detainee-abuse\/30\/07\/2024\/"},"modified":"2024-07-30T08:44:47","modified_gmt":"2024-07-30T12:44:47","slug":"israeli-protesters-enter-army-base-after-soldiers-held-over-gaza-detainee-abuse","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/world\/israeli-protesters-enter-army-base-after-soldiers-held-over-gaza-detainee-abuse\/30\/07\/2024\/","title":{"rendered":"Israeli protesters enter army base after soldiers held over Gaza detainee abuse"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p><em><strong>Warning: this story contains a description of alleged sexual abuse.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>Israeli far-right protesters broke into an army base in a show of support for soldiers accused of severely mistreating a Palestinian prisoner there.<\/p>\n<p>Large crowds gathered outside the Sde Teiman compound after Israeli military police entered it to detain the reservists, who are now subject to an official investigation.<\/p>\n<p>Prime Minister <span class=\"caas-xray-inline-tooltip\"><span class=\"caas-xray-inline caas-xray-entity caas-xray-pill rapid-nonanchor-lt\" data-entity-id=\"Benjamin_Netanyahu\" data-ylk=\"cid:Benjamin_Netanyahu;pos:1;elmt:wiki;sec:pill-inline-entity;elm:pill-inline-text;itc:1;cat:Politician;\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-haspopup=\"dialog\"><a href=\"https:\/\/search.yahoo.com\/search?p=Benjamin%20Netanyahu\" data-i13n=\"cid:Benjamin_Netanyahu;pos:1;elmt:wiki;sec:pill-inline-entity;elm:pill-inline-text;itc:1;cat:Politician;\" tabindex=\"-1\" data-ylk=\"slk:Benjamin Netanyahu;cid:Benjamin_Netanyahu;pos:1;elmt:wiki;sec:pill-inline-entity;elm:pill-inline-text;itc:1;cat:Politician;\" class=\"link \" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Benjamin Netanyahu<\/a><\/span><\/span> released a statement strongly condemning the incident and calling for \u201can immediate calming of passions\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>Protesters also broke into a second military base, where the reservists were taken for questioning, but a police spokeswoman said officers were able to clear it.<\/p>\n<p>Sde Teiman, near Beersheba in southern Israel, has for months been at the centre of reports of serious abuses against Gazan detainees.<\/p>\n<p>According to local media reports, at least nine Israeli soldiers at the base are accused of abusing the Palestinian detainee, a suspected Hamas fighter who was captured in Gaza.<\/p>\n<p>He is said to have been hospitalised after what Israeli media reports describe as serious sexual abuse and injuries to his anus that left him unable to walk.<\/p>\n<p>The Israeli military said its advocate general had ordered an inquiry \u201cfollowing suspected substantial abuse of a detainee\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>The West Bank-based Palestinian Authority&#8217;s (PA) Commission of Detainees Affairs called on the international community to urgently intervene by carrying out an UN-mandated investigation.<\/p>\n<p>On Monday dozens of protesters, including far-right MPs from Israel&#8217;s governing coalition, burst through the base&#8217;s gate as others tried to scale the fence, chanting \u201cwe will not abandon our friends, certainly not for terrorists\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>Some soldiers at the base reportedly used pepper spray against the military police personnel who arrived to detain the reservists.<\/p>\n<p>Israeli military Chief of Staff Lt Gen Herzi Halevi said the break-in at Sde Tieman was &#8220;extremely serious and against the law&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We are in the midst of a war, and actions of this type endanger the security of the state,&#8221; he said.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I strongly condemn the incident, and we are working to restore order at the base.&#8221;<\/p>\n<figure class=\"caas-figure\">\n<div class=\"caas-figure-with-pb\" style=\"max-height: 540px\">\n<div>\n<div class=\"caas-img-container caas-img-lightbox caas-img-loader\" style=\"padding-bottom:56%\" data-lightbox-src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/Md1PKfwssFeL3ywo4UsXaw--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTI0MDA7aD0xMzUw\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/bbc_us_articles_995\/ae3c0c213b83f6010973f351f05335eb\"><span class=\"caas-img-wrapper\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Protesters gather outside Sde Teiman detention facility after some of them broke in, after Israeli military police arrived at the site as part of an investigation into the suspected abuse of a Palestinian detainee, near Beersheba\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/eN0Ed3ZL.Kqk0OfIZu_EmA--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTk2MDtoPTU0MA--\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/bbc_us_articles_995\/ae3c0c213b83f6010973f351f05335eb\" class=\"caas-img\"\/><button class=\"link caas-lightbox\" aria-label=\"View larger image\" data-ylk=\"sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;elm:expand;itc:1\"><span class=\"openArrows icon\"><svg width=\"22\" height=\"22\" viewbox=\"0 0 22 22\"><path d=\"M12.372 0.92C12.372 0.414 12.782 0.004 13.287 0.004L21 0L20.996 7.712C20.996 8.217 20.586 8.628 20.08 8.628C19.574 8.628 19.164 8.217 19.164 7.712V3.183L12.337 10.011L10.988 8.663L17.816 1.835H13.287C12.782 1.835 12.372 1.425 12.372 0.92ZM1.835 17.816L8.663 10.988L10.012 12.337L3.183 19.164H7.712C8.218 19.164 8.627 19.574 8.627 20.08C8.627 20.586 8.218 20.995 7.712 20.995L0 21L0.004 13.287C0.004 12.782 0.414 12.372 0.92 12.372C1.425 12.372 1.835 12.782 1.835 13.287V17.816Z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><figcaption class=\"caption-collapse\">Benjamin Netanyahu has called for calm after Israeli protesters broke into two military bases in support of army reservists accused of abusing a Palestinian prisoner [Reuters]<\/figcaption><\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Demonstrators also entered the Beit Lid military base in central Israel where the accused reservists were taken for questioning.<\/p>\n<p>Defence Minister, Yoav Gallant, said the investigation into the soldiers\u2019 conduct must be allowed to continue, adding \u201ceven in times of anger, the law applies to everyone\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>However some Israeli politicians have condemned the arrest of the reservists. Itamar Ben-Gvir, the far-right national security minister, called their detention \u201cnothing less than shameful\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>Since the 7 October Hamas attack, Israeli authorities have rounded up and held thousands of Palestinians, often without legal representation.<\/p>\n<p>The BBC has previously spoken to medical workers at a field hospital set up in Sde Teiman, who alleged that detainees have been blindfolded, permanently shackled to their beds, and made to wear nappies rather than having access to a toilet.<\/p>\n<p>Last month, Israel\u2019s Haaretz newspaper published allegations made by a doctor at Sde Teiman that leg amputations had been carried out on two prisoners, because of cuffing injuries. The BBC has not independently verified the claims.<\/p>\n<p>Detainees there have told journalists and United Nations officials that they were beaten and attacked. The Israeli Defence Forces (IDF) have denied systematic abuse.<\/p>\n<p>Many Gazans detained by Israel\u2019s army are released without charge after interrogation. 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