Palestinian detainee at heart of Sde Teiman abuse scandal was released to Gaza in ceasefire deal

Jeremy Sharon is The Times of Israel’s legal affairs and settlements reporter

This leaked video broadcast by Channel 12 news on August 6, 2024, purports to show troops abusing a Palestinian detainee at the Sde Teiman detention facility in southern Israel on July 5, 2024. (Screenshot: Channel 12)
This leaked video broadcast by Channel 12 news on August 6, 2024, purports to show troops abusing a Palestinian detainee at the Sde Teiman detention facility in southern Israel on July 5, 2024. (Screenshot: Channel 12)

The Palestinian security detainee at the center of the Sde Teiman abuse affair was released back to Gaza on October 13 in the framework of the ceasefire agreement between Israel and Hamas, lawyers for the defendants in the case announce.

The right-wing Honenu legal aid organization, which is representing two of the five defendants in the case, states that the Military Advocate General’s Office informed its attorneys today of the development.

“We call on the Military Advocate General’s Office to annul the indictments immediately,” says Honenu in response to the new information.

Five IDF reservists from the Force 100 Military Police unit were indicted in February this year on charges of causing severe injury, and assault under aggravated circumstances for their alleged role in the abuse of the Palestinian detainee which left him with broken ribs and a tear in his rectum.

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