Israel Arrests Ex-military Legal Chief After Leaked Abuse Video

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

32% : The incident sparked an international outcry and piled pressure on Israel's political and military leaders during the Gaza war, triggered by Hamas's attack on October 7, 2023.
30% : The video was picked up by several media outlets, and the case triggered international outrage and protests within Israel.
24% : In October 2024, a UN commission found thousands of detainees were subjected to "widespread and systematic abuse" in Israeli military camps and detention facilities that amounted to a "war crime and crime against humanity of torture". Israel called the accusations "outrageous", adding it was "fully committed to international legal standards regarding the treatment of detainees".
22% : "The exposure of the brutal abuse... at the Sde Teiman detention site dealt a heavy blow not only to Israel's image but also to its legitimacy and that of the Israel Defense Forces," wrote the Yedioth Ahronoth newspaper in an editorial on Sunday.

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