Group asks ICC to investigate Israeli officials over alleged Sde Teiman abuse

The Hind Rajab Foundation says it has asked the International Criminal Court to investigate Israeli officials and medical bodies over alleged abuse of Palestinian detainees at Sde Teiman.

The detention center is on a military base in southern Israel and held people captured in Gaza during the war.

The group’s petition names former health ministers, the president and senior officials of the Israeli Medical Association, and others.

Rights groups and media outlets have reported allegations of beatings, harsh restraints and neglect of medical needs at the facility.

Israel’s military denies systematic abuse and says cases of improper treatment were investigated.

Five reservists were charged over the alleged severe abuse of a detainee, but the military advocate general later canceled the indictment, citing concerns about the evidence and other issues.

The foundation is asking ICC prosecutors to examine responsibility across political, military and medical institutions; the sources do not say what prosecutors will do next.