Hostages freed at IDF jail after last week’s protest
by JERUSALEM (JTA) -- A violent protest at an Israel Defense Force prison near Haifa ended peacefully this week after IDF soldiers, The protest began Saturday, when a group of soldiers in the jail took nine unarmed guards hostage at knifepoint.
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Senior army officials said the soldiers had two principal demands: that organizers of the protest not be punished, and that long-term prisoners not be transferred to civilian prisons, as is the practice for soldiers serving time for non-military offenses.
Army officials said the leaders of the protest were serving long-term sentences for crimes such as homicide, rape and drug dealing.
The head of the IDF's personnel division, Brig. Gen. Gideon Sheffer, said a committee would be set up to examine the events leading up to the protest and to find ways to prevent a recurrence.
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