Soldiers raped and killed Bedouin girl in the Negev (August 1949)

1949-08-12

Gang rape & execution of a Bedouin girl captured by the IDF in Negev. According to declassified documents, 20 soldiers took part in the episode, including a platoon commander. All were court-martialed but given relatively low prison sentences. (August 1949)

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