Three reservists said summoned for questioning over abuse of Hamas detainees

Three reserves soldiers have been summoned for questioning, amid suspicion that they abused detainees who were under their charge, Ynet reports.

The Israel Defense Forces, responding to the report, confirms in a statement that an investigation was opened “several months ago” following “a suspicion of violence against detainees,” but says it cannot give further details on an ongoing investigation.

The reservists served at a detention facility next to the Pilon military base in northern Israel, according to Ynet.

Among the detainees they are suspected of abusing are members of Hamas’s Nukhba Force, which led the terror group’s October 7, 2023 rampage in southern Israel.

The summonses — to appear within 48 hours — came after a months-long, confidential investigation by the military police, according to the report.

One soldier, a woman, has already given her account of events to interrogators.

The investigation, which is being followed by the military prosecutor, may result in arrests and detentions of additional soldiers, the report says.