Israeli government adviser demands closure of Sde Teiman detention centre

The Israeli government's judicial adviser has requested the closure of the now-infamous Sde Teiman detention centre to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Israeli outlet Maariv reports.

Sde Teiman, a detention centre in Negev where Palestinian prisoners from Gaza are held, became the subject of heavy scrutiny after reports of torture against Palestinians there.

Israeli human rights organisations had filed a petition to the Supreme Court demanding the end of the torture of Palestinians in the centre and demanding its "immediate" closure.