U.S. decries reported sexual abuse of Palestinian prisoners

Allegations of the sexual abuse of Palestinian prisoners by members of the Israeli military are “horrific,” the U.S. has said, after a graphic video was broadcast on Israeli news.

Allegations of the sexual abuse of Palestinian prisoners by members of the Israeli military are “horrific,” the United States has said, after a graphic video broadcast on Israeli news added fuel to mounting criticism of the U.S. ally’s conduct in the war in Gaza.

Earlier this week, State Department spokesperson Matthew Miller responded to a question about a video shown on Israel’s Channel 12, the country’s most watched commercial station, that alleged to show the abuse of a Palestinian man at Sde Teiman, a military facility where thousands of Palestinians have been detained since October.

“We have seen the video, and reports of sexual abuse of detainees are horrific,” Miller said, adding that the reports should be “fully” investigated by the Israeli government.

“There ought to be zero tolerance for sexual abuse, rape of any detainee, period,” he added.

The White House also called the reports of rape, torture and abuse “deeply, deeply concerning.”

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/israel-sexual-abuse-palestinian-prisoners-rcna165811

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