The military court ordered to extend until Tuesday the arrest of five of the soldiers suspected of torturing a terror suspect at the Sde Teiman detention center, approving the military prosecution’s request. Three of the suspected soldiers arrested last week were released.
The extension, requested to be until Tuesday, enables further investigation, the IDF said.
Nine were arrested last Monday after an investigation was opened following the terror suspect being brought to the hospital as a result of severe abuse.
Dozens protested in front of the Kirya military headquarters in Tel Aviv on Sunday afternoon, demanding the immediate release of the detained soldiers, Walla reported.
Protesters also gathered outside the military court at Beit Lid.
Demonstrations at IDF bases
Crowds had gathered last Monday, when the soldiers were initially arrested, with some citizens and public officials breaking into IDF bases. Among those who broke into the Sde Teiman and Beit Lid bases were at least one minister and two coalition MKs.
Suspected terrorists have been held at a compound within the Sde Teiman base since the October 7 massacre. Their status is “illegal combatants,” and they are not given a right to an attorney. They are eventually either returned to Gaza or moved to an Israel Prison Service detention facility. Sde Teiman has been guarded by military police and IDF reservists.
A civil organization appealed to the High Court of Justice over the conditions at this compound, and the IDF and Shin Bet were forced to release some prisoners due to a lack of space in Israeli jails.
Elements on the Right and far-right have demanded the death penalty for those interred at Sde Teiman, and have opposed judicial oversight of the conditions there. On the other hand, human rights organizations reported that some of those detained at the site had been tortured.
Avi Ashkenazi and Jerusalem Post Staff contributed to this report.