Scandal in an Israeli prison. A conscript has admitted having close relationships with a Palestinian prisoner who was responsible for a deadly attack on civilians. The country will remove all female guards from prisons.
The soldier’s confession
An Israeli soldier who did her military service in one of the country’s maximum security prisons has admitted this Having sexual intercourse with a Palestinian prisoner.
This was reported by the English public broadcaster BBC, citing local sources. The girl is said to have made a confession during an interrogation, although no further details are known. The soldier reportedly said that the prisoner, who was convicted of an attack on Israeli civilians that caused casualties, had relationships with four other female guards.
Israeli Minister of National Security Itamar Ben-Gvir
The young woman was arrested However, the rest of the story is kept top secret by the Israeli authorities. The names of the people involved are not known, nor is the location of the prison where the incident occurred.
cases of sexual violence
However, the sexual relationship the soldier had with the Palestinian prisoner appears to have been non-violent, Even if there can hardly be any consensus when it comes to power relationships such as those between prisoners and guards.
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However, there have been other cases in Israeli prisons in the past Groups of prisoners had attacked and raped some female soldiers who served as prison guards.
A scandal that forced the government to launch an investigationCases of abuse of female soldiers by some high-ranking officers in the Israeli army itself also came to light.
The withdrawal of women from prisons
To prevent such incidents from occurring again, National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir has taken measures the withdrawal of all female soldiers employed as prison guards in the country’s prisons.
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However, the order will not take effect immediately. The withdrawal takes place over two years and only ends in 2025 if, in the words of the Minister: “Not a single female soldier will remain in maximum security prisons”.
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