Israeli military probes suspected abuse of Palestinian detainee, draws protests

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Israel’s military has said it has opened an investigation into suspected abuse of a Palestinian held at a detention camp for prisoners captured during the Gaza conflict, drawing an outcry from right-wing protesters and politicians, Reuters reports.

The military said its Advocate General had ordered the inquiry “following suspected substantial abuse of a detainee”. It provided no further details.

Army Radio said military police had showed up as part of their investigation at the Sde Teiman detention site to question about 10 reserve soldiers suspected of abusing a prisoner captured from an elite unit of Hamas.

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