A masked Israeli soldier, accused of participating in a horrific gang rape of a Palestinian male prisoner has revealed his identity in a video posted on social media appealing for support from the Israeli public following global outcry and punishment demands.
The rape-accused soldier, who earlier appeared on Israeli news channels with a mask concealing his identity, released his video on social media without a mask.
The solider posted his statement amid escalating allegations of sexual abuse and torture of Palestinian detainees in Israeli military facilities particularly at the Sde Teiman torture cell which human rights organisations including B’Tselem and the Israeli Information Centre for Human Rights describe as a “lawless black hole.”.
In the video, he is heard defending his actions and those of his unit claiming that they acted following their duties.
On August 6, footage of an alleged gang rape of a Palestinian detainee by Israeli soldiers at the Sde Teiman detention centre in the Negev desert was released by the Israeli media.
Israeli media Channel 12 aired the video on their broadcast. The disturbing video shows a group of IDF soldiers who inflicted severe injuries on the Palestinian detainee, including a torn rectum and broken ribs, according to Israeli media.
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