Published: 30 July 2024
Last updated: 30 July 2024
Far-right lawmakers and protesters breached the perimeter of a controversial Israeli detention facility for Palestinians on Monday, after the Israeli military confirmed it was investigating soldiers over the alleged abuse of a prisoner.
A group of far-right activists rioted outside the Sde Teiman IDF base in the Negev, 30 km from Gaza. Dozens — including Heritage Minister Amichay Eliyahu of Otzma Yehudit and Religious Zionism MK Zvi Sukkot — broke into the facility, which is being used as a detention centre for Palestinian terror suspects.
Police officers later arrived at the site and began removing the protesters. It was not immediately clear how many took part and if any were arrested.
The attack was a protest against the detention of reservists who were accused of abusing a Palestinian prisoner, but the reservists were not being held at the base.
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Steve Holstein30 July at 12:38 pm
“Dozens — including Heritage Minister Amichay Eliyahu of Otzma Yehudit and Religious Zionism MK Zvi Sukkot — broke into the facility….”
Just to be clear on how dire and screwed up the internal situation has become in Israel, Otzma Yehudit is the party of Netanyahu’s own POLICE MINISTER Itamar Ben Gvir.