The Israel Defense Forces have opened 57 criminal investigations into the deaths of Gaza citizens and a Lebanese detainee in military custody during the war, but none have led to indictments, despite most deaths occurring inside military detention facilities equipped with security cameras and potential witnesses, reports Haaretz.
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Of the 57 investigations, seven cases involved detainees killed by gunfire. According to the Israeli newspaper, the army was unable to identify suspects in most cases.
According to data obtained from Hatzlacha, a company committed to promoting a fair society in Israel, through access to information requests, another 19 investigations were opened into alleged beatings, violence, or “illegal use of force,” but only two charges were filed.
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One case led to the conviction of a truck driver transporting detainees to the Sde Teiman detention center, while the other, against some soldiers of Force 100 – a reserve unit of the military police responsible for monitoring suspected terrorists at the Sde Teiman base – for alleged abuse of a Gaza detainee, was later closed after the complainant was repatriated to Gaza before testifying in court.
The article also notes that most investigations into alleged looting by Israeli troops in Gaza and Lebanon ended without indictments. Only one looting indictment led to a conviction, while another was filed for the seizure of three motorcycles in Gaza. Cases involving soldiers appropriating household appliances were reportedly handled through disciplinary proceedings rather than criminal ones.
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