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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Emma Graham-Harrison in Jerusalem

Israeli military drops charges against soldiers accused of Gaza detainee abuse

The Sde Teiman military detention centre, surrounded by a barbed-wire fence
The Palestinian detainee, who was taken to hospital in the summer of 2024, had been held at the Sde Teiman base in the Negev desert. Photograph: Mostafa Alkharouf/Anadolu/Getty Images

Israel’s top military lawyer has dropped all charges against five soldiers accused of the violent abuse and rape of a Palestinian detainee from Gaza.

The military advocate general, Itay Offir, said prosecutors lacked key evidence after the victim was sent back to Gaza, and that the conduct of senior officials had affected the chance of holding a fair trial.

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