The Israeli army is alleged mistreatment of a prisoner in an Israeli prison camp for Palestinians “An investigation has been launched following suspicions of serious mistreatment of a prisoner in the Sde Teiman prison,” the Israeli army told the AFP news agency on Monday.
Nine soldiers were arrested. According to Israeli media, the prisoner is a Palestinian who is said to have been mistreated by the soldiers.
After the arrest of the soldiers Numerous people stormed the prison camp in the Negev desert in the south of the country. As seen on live footage on Israeli television, some managed to break into the facility.
Israel's army chief Herzi Halevi sharply criticized the action: “Invading a military base and disrupting order there is a serious act that in no way acceptable is,” he said. Israel is “in the middle of a war” and actions of this kind endanger the country's security.