An Israeli mob broke into a second military compound following the arrests of nine soldiers accused of abusing a Palestinian inmate.

Crowds of protesters forced their way into the two bases on Monday in what Israel’s military chief described as “unlawful behaviours bordering on anarchy.”

The Israeli Defence Forces (IDF) reservists were arrested after a suspected Hamas militant was left unable to walk after reports of severe sexual abuse and injuries.

The detention site in southern Israel has for months been at the centre of controversy over reports of serious abuses against Gazan prisoners since October 7.

Rioters and hard-Right MPs from Benjamin Netanyahu’s coalition were filmed earlier in the day as they broke into the Sde Teiman facility in southern Israel where the soldiers under investigation had barricaded themselves in.

The protestors later breached the perimeter of the Beit Lid military compound in central Israel, where the soldiers had been taken for questioning. They clashed with security forces before being cleared out, police said.

Lt-Gen Herzi Halevi, Israel’s military chief of staff, denounced the protests, saying: “We are in the midst of a war, and actions of this type endanger the security of the state.”

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