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According to the charges, the soldiers were guarding a Palestinian man who had infiltrated Israel from the Hamas-run Gaza Strip • A third soldier, who is already out of the army but is said to have filmed the incident, is expected to be indicted soon.
Israel Hayom
The military prosecution charged two Israel Defense Forces soldiers from the Golani infantry brigade on Sunday with beating up a bound and blindfolded Palestinian detainee.
According to the indictment, brought before a military court last Monday, in May 2012 the soldiers were guarding a Palestinian man who was being held at an army base after infiltrating Israel from the Hamas-controlled Gaza Strip.
An IDF statement on the matter said that the Palestinian had been placed “bound and blindfolded” in an isolated room, where two soldiers had beaten him while another filmed the incident.
The third soldier has since concluded his military service, but is expected to be indicted following a hearing, along with a fourth former soldier who stood guard outside the room during the incident, the IDF Spokesperson’s Unit said.
The military said the soldiers had not yet entered a plea. A lawyer representing one of the soldiers could not be reached for comment, but he was quoted in Israeli media as saying his client denied the allegations.
