Israeli military prosecutors have requested that the soldiers allegedly involved in the severe sexual abuse of a Palestinian prisoner be released to house arrest pending further investigation.
The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said on Tuesday that military prosecutors had requested the soldiers stay under house arrest until at least August 22.
Israeli media reported that a court was expected to approve the release of the five reservists under a plan agreed to both by the military prosecution and the soldiers’ defence team.
They have been held in pre-trial detention on accusations of sexually assaulting a member of the Hamas militant group so severely that he had to be taken to hospital with injuries.
Israeli military police had initially detained 10 soldiers at the Sde Teiman military base near the desert town of Beersheba. Five of them have since been released.
There have been repeated reports of shocking conditions for Palestinian detainees in Israel, including abuse, torture, sexual assault and rape. According to the UN Human Rights Office, at least 53 people have died in Israeli custody since October 7.
