Israel's military chief Eyal Zamir has authorised five soldiers accused of sexually assaulting a Palestinian detainee at Sde Teiman (a military detention facility that has drawn widespread international criticism) to return to reserve service, with some already deployed to combat roles. The reinstatement follows last month's decision by Israel's top military lawyer to drop charges of aggravated assault and severe injury against the men, citing evidentiary difficulties and complications stemming from the detainee's release to Gaza. Rights groups including Amnesty International condemned the move as emblematic of systemic impunity, noting that since the start of the Gaza conflict only one Israeli soldier has been sentenced for torturing a Palestinian detainee.