military courts

One (L) of the five Israeli soldiers from the Kfir Brigade who were arrested for allegedly beating two Palestinian suspects in their custody arrives for a court hearing at the Jaffa Military Court on January 10, 2019. (Flash90)

February 17, 2019, 3:20 pm

Officer indicted in case of soldiers who beat Palestinian suspects

Lieutenant charged with failing to prevent abuse of handcuffed, blindfolded prisoners, who were suspected of aiding a terrorist

By Judah Ari Gross

Channel 13 anchor Oshrat Kotler (screenshot)

February 16, 2019, 11:06 pm

TV host in hot water for saying control of West Bank turns troops into ‘animals’

PM, right-wing politicians denounce Oshrat Kotler for her comments, made in reference to soldiers’ alleged beating of two bound Palestinian detainees

By TOI staff

Illustrative photo of Israeli soldiers blindfolding and detaining Palestinians. (Najeh Hashlamoun/Flash90)

February 13, 2019, 3:28 pm

Bereaved parents plead for leniency for soldiers accused of beating Palestinians

Father and son detainees accuse servicemen of punching and stamping on them, hitting them with rifle butts while they were bound and blindfolded

By Stuart Winer

Illustrative photo of IDF soldiers handcuffing and blindfolding a Palestinian during an operation to arrest terror suspects in West Bank, December 8, 2015. (Nati Shohat/Flash90.)

February 4, 2019, 4:32 pm

Lawyers: Soldiers accused of beating Palestinian suspects had ‘impossible task’

Defense attorneys note five servicemen are accused of assaulting father and son suspected of aiding the terrorist who killed their comrades

By TOI staff

January 31, 2019, 11:56 am

5 soldiers charged with beating handcuffed, blindfolded Palestinian suspects

IDF prosecutor files indictment against servicemen suspected of ‘slapping, punching, bludgeoning’ prisoners as revenge for attack that killed their comrades

By Judah Ari Gross

Illustrative: An IDF soldier sits in a military court. (Tsafrir Abayov/Flash90)

January 20, 2019, 12:38 pm

IDF to indict 5 soldiers for beating bound and blindfolded Palestinian suspects

Servicemen, one of them an officer, believed to have attacked detainees as revenge for terror attack that killed two of their comrades

By Judah Ari Gross

January 16, 2019, 9:09 am

5 IDF soldiers likely to face serious charges for beating Palestinian detainees

Military investigation reportedly reveals one of the servicemen filmed violence against suspects; commander set to be indicted for failing to prevent abuse

By Michael Bachner

Illustrative: Soldiers in the IDF's ultra-Orthodox 'Netzah Yehuda' unit at the Peles Military Base in the northern Jordan Valley, August 2013. (Yaakov Naumi/Flash90)

January 10, 2019, 10:52 am

IDF officer, 4 soldiers arrested for allegedly beating Palestinian suspects

Servicemen from religious Netzah Yehuda battalion suspected of attacking detainees as revenge for terror attack in which two comrades were killed

By Judah Ari Gross

January 3, 2019, 12:28 am

Court orders former officer to compensate soldier he sexually harassed

Arad Avital, the victim, says the verdict, which grants him NIS 300,000 in damages, is a vindication after the military repeatedly dismissed his complaints

By TOI staff

Cpt. (res.) Eliav Gelman (Hagar Amibar/Israel Air Force)

October 31, 2018, 2:26 pm

Court avoids murder conviction for Palestinian involved in officer’s killing

Panel deems no way to prove Mamduh Amru had intent to murder Eliav Gelmam, who was hit by friendly fire after assailant charged at him

By Jacob Magid

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu attends the weekly cabinet meeting at the Prime Minister's Office in Jerusalem on September 16, 2018. (Sebastian Scheiner/AFP)

September 16, 2018, 3:19 pm

Netanyahu blasts IDF bid to form parole committee for terrorists

Army says it is establishing panel to review early release requests from Palestinians sent to prison by military courts

By Stuart Winer

A Palestinian prisoner holds the bars of a jail cell, illustrative (Channel 2 news)

September 16, 2018, 9:08 am

Liberman vows to thwart IDF parole board for Palestinian lifers

Military said to examine policy that would give prisoners, including terrorists, similar rights to criminals incarcerated by Israeli civilian courts

By Stuart Winer

Public Security Minister Gilad Erdan attends an Internal Affairs committee meeting in the Knesset, October 31, 2017. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)

June 12, 2018, 7:06 pm

Police minister: Social media monitoring has foiled 200 terror attacks

Gilad Erdan says he intends to share techniques at international security conference he is hosting; Palestinians blast violation of privacy

By Agencies

Illustrative image of criminal in handcuffs. (YakobchukOlena/iStock, by Getty Images)

April 10, 2018, 2:39 pm

2 soldiers jailed for indecent assault after rape charges downgraded

Members of elite Shayetet 13 unit receive 8 and 9 months in prison for attempting to force themselves on female comrade

By Michael Bachner

17-year-old Palestinian Ahed Tamimi (R), arrives for the beginning of her trial at the Ofer Military Court in the West Ban on February 13, 2018. (Thomas Coex/AFP)

February 14, 2018, 3:39 am

Tamimi trial proves to be a spectacle for mostly foreign eyes

Determination of international reporters, diplomats and activists to hear Palestinian teen’s story collides with their inability to understand languages in which it’s being told

By Jacob Magid