Les troupes israéliennes ont massivement quitté le centre de torture de Sde Teiman.

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Elite soldiers from the Givati Brigade staged a 'mutiny' after a crackdown on hazing in the unit following their return from combat in Lebanon

News Desk

JUL 30, 2026

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Dozens of Israeli soldiers from the Givati Brigade's Tzabar Battalion left the Sde Teiman torture center without authorization, Israeli media reported on 30 July, in a move described as a “mutiny.”

The soldiers left the base in protest on Thursday afternoon after their commanders removed signs and symbols tied to a longstanding battalion tradition of hazing its younger soldiers.

“A short time ago, soldiers from a combat battalion began leaving their base without their commanders' authorization,” the military spokesperson said.

“The incident is being investigated and addressed by commanders. This conduct is inconsistent with IDF values and with what is expected of its soldiers.”

The soldiers were filmed chanting the obscene slogan, “They can suck it,” in reference to their commanding officers.

In one video, one of the soldiers tells his comrades that if its officers interfere in the traditions of the battalion and “spit in our faces, then we are not interested in anything. I don't think you can be a fighter like that. Do you think you can be a fighter like that?”

According to soldiers in the battalion, the symbols were passed down from one recruitment class to the next. They viewed the symbols as representing their connection to the battalion.

Military sources speaking with Maariv said that the fighters left their weapons as they left the base to return home. “As of now, this is the largest military mutiny in the history of [the Israeli army].”

The Israeli military spokesperson said the walkout followed the commander's decision to remove signs connected to “irregular incidents” involving the battalion's “veteran-junior” tradition, a reference to the hazing of new soldiers by the battalion's veterans.

The battalion commander told parents that “many soldiers are affected by this through violence and humiliation. Therefore, I decided to break wooden signs of Satan, the Angel of Death, and more, signs that represent exactly these things.”

The soldiers claimed that “when you break these symbols, you're not just breaking a piece of wood or a sign – you're breaking something from the spirit of the fighters. After everything we've been through, the little thing that gives us strength, pride and a smile has been destroyed.”

The Tzabar Battalion is regarded as one of the Givati Brigade's most prominent combat battalions. Its soldiers were stationed at Sde Teiman after completing a lengthy combat tour in Lebanon and were preparing to deploy to Gaza to continue the genocide of Palestinians there. 

The military has not yet announced whether disciplinary action will be taken against the soldiers or commanders involved in the walkout.

Sde Teiman is infamous for holding Palestinian detainees from Gaza, who are systematically tortured and raped by prison guards, including using trained dogs. 

When several guards were arrested for gang raping a Palestinian detainee on camera, soldiers at the base rioted in protest. The charges against the soldiers were later dropped under public pressure.