IDF drops charges against soldiers accused of sexually assaulting Palestinian detainee

An Israeli human rights group has warned the decision gives soldiers “license to rape” Palestinian detainees

Israel’s military has dropped charges against soldiers accused of sexually abusing a Palestinian prisoner at a wartime detention facility at the Sde Teiman base. The high-profile case has deeply divided Israeli society.

The incident relates to events in July 2024 at the military base in southern Israel, where five reservists...