The review focuses on the IDF’s ‘Force 100,’ and no findings have been reached yet, according to an Axios report, citing two Israeli officials and two US officials
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Israeli military insignia and Israel’s national flag fly in southern Israel, as part of an incursion during hostilities between Hezbollah and Israel, on October 13, 2024. Reuters File
The US State Department is reviewing an Israel Defence Forces unit in charge of guarding detainees from Gaza for alleged human rights violations which could have implications for US assistance
According to an Axios report, citing two Israeli officials and two US officials, the review focuses on the IDF’s ‘Force 100,’ and no findings have been reached yet.
Several members of the unit are standing trial in Israel for allegedly sexual assaulting a Palestinian detainee at the Sde Teiman detention camp, dubbed “the Israeli Guantanamo” by human rights organisations, added the report.
Multiple reports have highlight alleged human rights violations at Sde Teiman, a detention facility for Hamas militants linked to the October 7 attacks, where over 30 detainees are reported to have died since then.
In response to international criticism, the IDF has begun shutting down the center, and Israeli human rights organisations have appealed to the Supreme Court regarding the situation.
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