The Israeli military, meanwhile, is facing new allegations around the sexual abuse of jailed Palestinian children. In an interview with CNN, an unidentified Palestinian youth said a group of Israeli soldiers had tried to sodomize him with an object while he was in custody.

Unidentified youth: “I was handcuffed and holding onto the chair with my hands. They tried to insert a plastic stick inside me. They tried to sodomize me with it. I fell forward and tried to move away.”

Reporter: “He claims a dozen officers were laughing at him, only stopping when their boss walked in. He says they did not manage to insert the stick.”

Earlier this year, the group Defense of Children International said it had gathered affidavits from fourteen Palestinian children claiming Israeli soldiers had either sexually abused them or threatened sexual abuse. The alleged victims were between the ages of thirteen to sixteen years. Defense of Children International has submitted their testimony to the UN Special Rapporteur on Torture.