Israel soldier jailed for abusing Palestinian detainees from Gaza

Israel's military says he punched detainees and used his weapon while they were handcuffed and blindfolded.

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The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said the reservist, who it did not name, was convicted over "several incidents in which he punched the detainees with his fists and used his weapon while they were handcuffed and blindfolded".

"These acts were committed in the presence of other soldiers, some of whom called on him to stop, and were even documented on the defendant's mobile phone," it added.

The Haaretz newspaper said he was the first soldier convicted of abusing Gazans held during the war with Hamas.

He had made the Palestinians say demeaning phrases and make animal noises, and beat them while they were bound and blindfolded, Haaretz reported.

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