The terrorist, whom the prosecution claims was attacked by the soldiers, is a senior operative from the Jabalia refugee camp who led a prison rebellion and assaulted soldiers during a routine search.
Several hours after the military police arrested soldiers on suspicion of mistreating the terrorist, it was revealed this evening (Monday) that the terrorist in question is a senior operative, holding the rank of squad leader, from the Jabalia refugee camp in central Gaza. The operative resisted, attacked, and bit the soldiers conducting the search.
According to the Honenu organization, the incident occurred about a month ago when the operative, transferred that day from Ofer Prison to the Shaked military base, was part of a rebellion in Ofer Prison. On the day of the transfer, as part of the routine procedure, soldiers from unit 100 conducted a body search. During the search, the terrorist resisted, attacked, and bit the soldiers, injuring one of them. Today, a month after the event, nine soldiers from Shaked were arrested on suspicion of assaulting the terrorist.
**Lawyers for the Soldiers: 'Denied Access for Two Hours'**
Lawyers Adi Kedar and Nati Rom from the Honenu organization represent some of the soldiers. They arrived this afternoon at the Military Police base in Be'er Sheva to represent the detainees after being summoned by the soldiers and their families. According to the lawyers, the Military Police and the military prosecution prevented the soldiers from receiving legal representation for over two hours and blocked the meeting with their lawyers. After more than two hours, the lawyers were able to meet with three of the detainees.
Adi Kedar from Honenu stated, "Shame, shame, shame. I am on my way to the detained soldiers. As a reservist officer for over 25 years, I am ashamed today, and especially in recent times. Daily, I advise our finest soldiers who leave their families to serve the country during wartime, only to find themselves in interrogation rooms. Someone in the military prosecution has lost their way. We will demand their release today."
Nati Rom from Honenu added, "This should never have happened, especially not in the manner it was done. We hope that all the soldiers will be released immediately."