‘DEMEANING’

Israeli Soldiers Filmed Themselves Playing With Gaza Women’s Underwear

Legal experts say the posts could possibly breach international law.

Israeli soldiers have shared online clips and images of themselves playing with women’s underwear inside Palestinians’ homes during the war in Gaza, according to a report. The videos, which were verified by Reuters, include footage of a soldier dangling underwear over a sleeping comrade’s open mouth, while another shows a soldier sitting on a tank alongside a female mannequin wearing a black bra. “I found a beautiful wife, serious relationship in Gaza, great woman,” the troop says. “The posting of such images is demeaning to Palestinian women, and all women,” said U.N. Human Rights Office spokesperson Ravina Shamdasani. Two legal experts also told Reuters the clips could possibly constitute breaches of international law. An IDF spokesperson said the Israeli military investigates cases that fall below the expected standards of its soldiers, including reports of videos online. “It should be clarified that in some of the examined cases, it is concluded that the expression or behavior of the soldiers in the video is inappropriate, and it is handled accordingly,” the IDF statement said.