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Israeli protesters disrupt court hearing on closure of Sde Teiman detention camp

7 August 2024 09:59 BST

Editor's note: This update was incorrectly titled: "Israelis shout 'we will rape them' at hearing on detention camp for Palestinians" based on an inaccurate translation of the protesters' chanting in Hebrew. The update has been changed to reflect the correct meaning. 

Israeli protesters interrupted a high court hearing on the notorious Sde Teiman detention camp where Palestinians are tortured and held in poor conditions, according to Israeli newspaper Maariv.

The hearing was paused for 30 minutes due the commotion created from the protest, which was organised by right-wing groups. 

The activists interrupted the hearing when the attorney for the petitioner, the Association for Civil Rights in Israel (ACRI), began speaking. The ACRI is asking for the facility to be closed. 

The protesters shouted "disgrace" and "we are the sovereign" as they demanded the facility remain open.  

They also decried the alleged mistreatment of Israeli captives by Palestinian groups in Gaza.

"They are being raped now," one protester said. 

After being taken out of the court room, they shouted for the death penalty to be enacted against "terrorists".