Far-right protesters have stormed two army bases in Israel after the military police detained nine soldiers as part of an investigation into the alleged “serious abuse” of a Palestinian prisoner at the Sde Teiman prison camp.
The unrest began on Monday after protesters broke into Sde Teiman after the military police arrived to detain the soldiers for questioning.
The military prison camp has been the subject of legal challenges by human rights groups seeking to have it closed down following multiple reports of serious abuse of Palestinian prisoners.
Protesters then broke into a second base later on the same day in Beit Lid, home to the military courts, where the soldiers had been transferred for questioning, prompting the army to deploy additional soldiers to protect the facilities and restore order.
“The arrival of rioters and attempts to break into bases are serious, unlawful behaviours bordering on anarchy, harming the [Israeli military], the security of the state and the war effort,” he said.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu issued a statement two hours after the initial incident, calling for calm and saying that under no circumstances should anyone break into military bases.
As of Tuesday morning, he had yet to comment on or condemn the unrest that had occurred since.
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