An Israeli military court decided to extend the detention of five soldiers accused of sexually assaulting a Palestinian detainee from Gaza at Sde Teiman Prison in the Negev desert in southern Israel, Anadolu reports according to local media outlets.
Their detention has been extended until next Tuesday, Israel’s Yedioth Ahronoth daily reported.
On July 29, Israel’s official broadcasting authority KAN reported that 10 Israeli soldiers had been detained after causing serious injuries to a Palestinian detainee, but five of them were later released.
Palestinian, Israeli and international human rights reports have recently indicated that prisoners from Gaza have been tortured at the prison, which has led to the deaths of dozens of them.
