Israel crowd praises soldiers for raping Palestinian prisoner

A video showing Israeli soldiers accused of raping a Palestinian prisoner at the Sde Teiman military camp being praised by people in a Jerusalem courtroom has triggered widespread outrage and intensified scrutiny of Israel’s handling of Palestinian prisoners.

The footage, circulated widely on social



media, shows supporters standing, cheering and filming as the two masked soldiers arrive for a Supreme Court hearing.

The session was convened to determine who would lead the investigation into the leak of a video showing Israeli soldiers sexually assaulting a Palestinian detainee during the Gaza war.