Israeli soldiers who gang-raped Palestinian abductee file lawsuit for $6 million

Three Israeli reservists, who had gang-raped a Palestinian detainee at the Sde Teiman military prison, are suing the Tel Aviv regime for 18 million shekels (roughly $6 million), after the army cleared them of all charges earlier this year.

According to Israel’s English-language website Ynetnews, soldiers from the Israeli military’s “Force 100” reserve unit, which is responsible for the supervision of Palestinians abducted during the Gaza genocide, have brought forth a lawsuit through the right-wing legal aid organization, Honenu, targeting 17 defendants.

The entities involved comprise the incumbent administration, the army, the military police, and the Israel police, along with the attorney general, Gali Baharav-Miara, the former military advocate general, Yifat Tomer-Yerushalmi, and Channel 12 journalist Guy Peleg, who was the first to air footage of the assault.

The men were part of a group of five reservists who were indicted in February 2025 for an assault that took place on July 5, 2024.

The indictment details that a blindfolded and handcuffed Palestinian abductee held illegally in the Israeli prison endured kicking, stomping, being beaten with clubs, being dragged on the ground, and being tasered multiple times, including on the head, for around 15 minutes.

A soldier also inflicted a stab wound near the abductee’s anus with a sharp object, resulting in a tear to his rectum.

The abductee sustained seven fractured ribs, a punctured lung, and significant internal injuries, necessitating surgery on his large intestine and the creation of a stoma, which was subsequently removed.

The attack was recorded on video and was made public when surveillance footage was leaked and aired by Channel 12 in August 2024, leading to widespread outrage in the Israeli-occupied territories and around the world.

The UN human rights office described the footage as “shocking.”

Israel’s military advocate general, Itay Offir, has dismissed the charges against the five reservists, citing a “lack of key evidence” following the abductee’s return to Gaza, which he indicated had compromised the chances of a fair trial.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu expressed his approval of the decision, stating that Israel “must pursue its enemies, not its heroic fighters.”

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The Public Committee Against Torture in Israel stated that the decision represented a “whitewash” that effectively granted soldiers “a license to rape.”

Nearly six months after their acquittal, three reservists are now seeking millions in compensation — effectively demanding payment from the Zionist regime that exonerated them for the rape of a Palestinian man.

The conditions under which Palestinian abductees are held by Israel are deplorable, with insufficient hygienic standards. Additionally, Palestinian abductees have faced ongoing torture, harassment, and repression.

Palestinian abductees have persistently engaged in open-ended hunger strikes to convey their anger regarding their unlawful detention.

Human rights organizations assert that Israel persists in infringing upon all rights and freedoms afforded to abductees under the Fourth Geneva Convention and international laws.

As reported by the Palestine Detainees Studies Center, approximately 60 percent of Palestinian abductees held in Israeli jails are afflicted with chronic illnesses, with several of them having died either during their detention or following their release as a result of the severity of their conditions.

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