Israeli military drops charges in Sde Teiman detainee abuse case

Israel’s military dropped charges against five soldiers accused of beating and sexually assaulting a Palestinian detainee at Sde Teiman, a case that had become a flashpoint over abuse of Gaza detainees and accountability inside Israel. AP reported that the detainee suffered severe injuries and that the military cited evidentiary and fair-trial problems, while rights groups condemned the decision as a whitewash. The event should be captured as a legal accountability decision, separate from the original alleged assault and from the later leak-politics around the surveillance video.