Leaked footage of the 'Israeli' soldiers in Sde Teiman raping a Palestinian detainee (Credit: Channel 12)

The ‘Israeli’ army has launched a criminal investigation into the leak of footage from the Sde Teiman detention camp, which shows a blindfolded, handcuffed Palestinian detainee being raped for approximately 15 minutes by a unit of ‘Israeli’ reservists.

The probe focuses on whether officials in the Military Advocate General’s (MAG) office which facilitated the leak to Channel 12, rather than targeting the perpetrators themselves. ‘Israel’s’ chief military prosecutor, Maj. Gen. Yifat Tomer-Yerushalmi, has taken leave amid the scandal.