Israeli Lawmakers Try to Block Torture Prosecutions

By Human Rights Watch

Click to expand Image Israeli authorities heightened security at a military base on July 30, 2024, a day after Israeli protesters breached bases where nine soldiers were arrested and transferred for questioning about the alleged "severe abuse" of a Palestinian detainee. © 2024 Mostafa Alkharouf/Anadolu via Getty Images A standoff at Israel’s Sde Teiman military base this week has thrown longstanding abuses against Palestinian detainees and the Israeli military’s history of impunity for torture into stark relief.On July 29, Israeli military police arrested nine Israeli soldiers at the base…

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