An Israeli soldier has been sentenced to seven months in jail for severely abusing Palestinian detainees at a military detention center near the Gaza Strip. The soldier, a reservist, admitted to striking the detainees while they were restrained and blindfolded. The court also handed him a suspended sentence and demoted him to the rank of private. The military did not disclose the identities of other soldiers involved in the abuse or provide details about the detainees' origin or charges. The investigation into allegations of abuse of Palestinians in military detention is ongoing.