Reports of rape, torture and abuse of Palestinian prisoners in Israeli detention are "deeply concerning", the White House has said.

Speaking at a press conference on Wednesday, press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said the US government has been clear with Israel that all detainees must be treated in accordance with international law.

The comments come after a new video emerged appearing to show the sexual assault of a Palestinian detainee at an Israeli military prison, known as Sde Teiman.

The alleged victim – a man in his thirties – was brought to one of Israel’s public hospitals in life-threatening condition, according to Physicians for Human Rights Israel (PHRI).

Several Israeli soldiers, who were working as guards at the base, are under investigation for the alleged “suspected substantial abuse” of a Palestinian prisoner.

The IDF said last month its Military Police Criminal Investigation Division (MPCID) was formally looking into the allegations.

I suppose if I were interested , Israel would be the destination to see how one of those places works.
Israel is unique in that there is debate on legalising places like that

Haaretz | Opinion

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By Legitimizing Rape, Israeli Society Takes One Step Further Towards Moral Decay

Anyone who is acquainted with the military legal system and keeps track of it knows that had it been possible to whitewash the events at Sde Teiman, they would indeed have been whitewashed

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Aug 5, 2024

Every day we learn something new. It turns out that rape, or "an act of sodomy in circumstances of rape" as the law defines it when the act is committed against males, is acceptable in certain circumstances. That is, it is necessary to examine the exceptional variables: the context of the commission of the rape, the identities of the rapists and the identity of the person who is raped.