INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
Israel is conducting a &robust investigation& of suspects accused of sexually abusing a Palestinian prisoner and is committed to upholding
international legal standards regarding the treatment of detainees, the foreign affairs ministry said on Sunday.The U.N
special rapporteur on torture on Friday condemned what she called a &particularly gruesome& case of the alleged sexual abuse of a
Palestinian prisoner by Israeli soldiers and said the perpetrators must be held accountable, Reuters reported.On Tuesday, the Israeli
military said prosecutors have requested that soldiers accused of abusing a Palestinian detainee be placed under house arrest with their
detention extended to next Thursday.Israeli media reports said the soldiers have been accused of sexually abusing a member of an elite Hamas
unit at the Sde Teiman detention facility in the Negev desert in southern Israel.&Israel remains steadfast in its commitment to the rule of
law and the humane treatment of all detainees with all allegations of violence of any sort being methodically investigated by Israeli
authorities,& the ministry said.The United Nations says it has received multiple reports of alleged torture against Palestinians detained
7, 2023, when Hamas-led militants stormed Israel in a shock assault that killed some 1,200 people.The post Israel says investigation
underway in Palestinian prisoner abuse case first appeared on Ariana News.
