Far-right Israeli demonstrators storm 2nd Israeli military base
Right-wing Israelis, some of them wearing military uniforms and carrying weapons, broke into the Beit Lid army base where Israeli military courts are located on Monday
Several hundred demonstrators broke into the base after learning Israeli soldiers facing questioning over alleged ‘substantial abuse’ of Palestinian prisoners had been taken there
Little is known about how many Palestinians from the Gaza Strip Israel has imprisoned since October, but Israeli authorities have claimed they are reviewing the Sde Teiman facility where many of the detainees have been taken
Herzog slams Knesset members, protesters for storming Israel’s military bases
We have been reporting that the arrests of several Israeli soldiers suspected of abusing a Palestinian detainee at Israel’s Sde Teiman military prison prompted the storming of two military bases by the far-right Knesset members and their supporters.
Israeli President Isaac Herzog criticised them for disrupting the Israeli military’s work “in one of the most difficult and challenging weeks in terms of security”.
“We must not burden our fighters and commanders any longer. Let’s strengthen [the Israeli military] and its commanders and defend against all chants that only make our enemies happy,” he said.
He also called on the Israeli police to intervene and “act immediately to restore law and order”.
Israeli soldiers suspected of abuse to be brought to military court: Reports
Nine Israeli soldiers arrested on suspicion of abusing a Palestinian prisoner will be brought for a hearing later today to the Camp Gur military court, according to Israeli media. The suspects are accused of severe violence, including acts of sodomy, which caused the Palestinian man to be hospitalised, the Israeli media reports said.
Palestinian rights groups have documented widespread abuse inside Israeli prisons even before Israel launched its military offensive in Gaza nearly 10 months ago.
