Israel’s military prosecution has requested that five Israeli soldiers accused of gang-raping a Palestinian detainee be released to house arrest while the investigation into them continues, said the military in a statement, Al Jazeera reports.

The request would keep the soldiers under detention until August 22, according to the military.

The Times of Israel, quoting the soldiers’ defence team, reported the house arrest arrangement is part of an agreement struck between the prosecution and defence, to be presented before a military court later today.

Five Israeli soldiers are under investigation for allegedly gang-raping a Palestinian at the Sde Teiman detention centre in the Negev desert.

Media reports have connected a purported leaked video of soldiers at the facility allegedly abusing a Palestinian, who was left hospitalised and unable to walk, to the same incident.