Only one Israeli soldier has been charged with looting during Tel Aviv’s genocidal war in the Gaza Strip despite widespread video evidence and multiple investigations, and the case concluded with a plea deal, Israeli daily Haaretz reported Wednesday.
The newspaper said it obtained the data from the Israeli military establishment, adding that the army believes the single case represents "only the tip of an iceberg” in light of social media footage that appears to show soldiers vandalizing and looting Palestinian property.
"Despite multiple cases of looting and property destruction by Israeli soldiers during the ground operations in Gaza and Lebanon, only one resulted in a criminal indictment, which was ultimately resolved Monday in a plea deal due to evidentiary difficulties and investigative failures,” the paper said.
Under "the plea deal,” a military court sentenced the reserve soldier to 60 days in prison and an additional 30 days of community military service, the newspaper said.
According to the indictment, a military unit in the summer of 2024 entered a house in Rafah in southern Gaza to search for weapons and gather intelligence. During the operation, a reserve soldier noticed a bag, opened it, took cash from inside and placed it in his personal bag.
