Israeli female soldiers banned from working in prison after 'Palestinian terrorist case'

Israeli female soldiers banned from working in high-security prisons

Israeli female soldiers were banned from working in high-security prisons after one of them allegedly had an affair with a Palestinian prisoner convicted of terrorism.

The Petah Tikva Magistrate's Court banned the media from suppressing many details of the case, including the location of the prison and the names of those involved.

According to The Times of Israel, three more women were to be questioned on Sunday after an investigation into the first guard led police to four more female guards who may have had intimate relationships with the same inmate.

According to Israeli media, the prisoner is reportedly a Fatah member convicted of participating in a terrorist attack in central Israel that led to the deaths of Israelis. Haaretz reported that he was serving a life sentence.

It is believed he had a phone while in prison, which he used to keep in touch with female guards and exchange photographs.

The guard's lawyer told Israeli media that the gag order put them in an «impossible situation.» Lawyer Yair Ohayon, who represents the original guard, said «the public will know that the prison guard is a victim,» adding that authorities issued a «blanket» gag order while telling the media the facts that the allegations are false . false.

He told Ynet News, which published the story, that the relationship was non-consensual, but an unnamed police source said in their report that the evidence suggests otherwise.

Over the weekend, Itamar Ben Gvir, a spokesman for Israel's national security service . The minister issued a joint statement with Katy Perry, commander of Israel's prison service, announcing that all female Israel Defense Forces (IDF) soldiers would «immediately cease» working as guards in high-security prisons.

All five women are under suspicion . are reportedly nearing the end of their mandatory military service.

On Sunday, Ynet reported that a prison guard was being questioned whether he or his colleagues knew that female soldiers could have sexual relations with a security prisoner and did not report it.

The process of releasing female IDF soldiers completing their military service from prison was supposed to begin last year after reports that Palestinian convicts allegedly assaulted and raped female soldiers.

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