Nine Israeli soldiers arrested for abusing Palestinian detainee from Gaza

Israeli media is reporting that the Israeli army has arrested nine Israeli soldiers on suspicion of abusing a Palestinian detainee from Gaza inside the Sde Teiman prison.

The Times of Israel reported that the incident led Israel's military advocate general, Major General Yifat Tomer Yerushalmi, to open an army investigation. 

The arrest of the nine soldiers prompted strong reactions from the country's far-right politicians. 

Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich condemned Yerushalmi for opening the investigation and described the nine soldiers as "heroic warriors", while National Security Minister Itamer Ben Gvir and his Otzma Yehudit party demanded the release of the nine soldiers.