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Feb 12, 2024 | bbc.co.uk | Merlyn Thomas |Jamie RyanBbc Verify |Jamie Ryan

The Israeli military has told BBC Verify it will take action against any soldiers found to have filmed and uploaded footage online of Palestinian detainees stripped, bound and blindfolded. Legal experts say the filming and publication of such videos could breach international law which says detainees must not be exposed to unnecessary humiliation or public curiosity. The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) initially said it had terminated the service of one of the reservists identified by the BBC.

Feb 9, 2024 | bbc.co.uk | Merlyn Thomas |Jamie Ryan |Jamie RyanBbc Verify

Videos of Gazan detainees stripped, bound and blindfolded that were filmed and uploaded online by Israeli soldiers could breach international law, legal experts say. International law says detainees must not be exposed to unnecessary humiliation or public curiosity. BBC Verify looked at hundreds of videos openly shared by Israeli soldiers in Gaza since November 2023. We verified eight showing detainees.