Photos show Israeli troops abusing,mocking Palestinians

Israeli reservists critical of their militarys treatment of Palestinians have released new photos that appear to show Israeli soldiers holding assault rifles to the head of a blindfolded Palestinian man.

Israeli reservists critical of their militarys treatment of Palestinians have released new photos that appear to show Israeli soldiers holding assault rifles to the head of a blindfolded Palestinian man and spraypainting Be right back on the wall of a Gaza home.

The images,released on Monday by the Breaking the Silence group,are the latest in a series of pictures to surface in recent months showing what appears to be soldiers mistreating Palestinians.

Breaking the Silence said it published the pictures on its Facebook page to rebut the militarys contention that improper conduct by soldiers is an aberration.

We will continue to release photos every so often to prove that this is the norm,this is how soldiers behave,and this is the price of occupation, said member Yehuda Shaul.

It was impossible to independently confirm the authenticity of the photos,but they resemble others that have been released in recent months. The military said it regretted that the group published the photos rather than bringing them directly to the army to be investigated. It said the pictures did not reflect the values of the military.

One photo appeared to show a helmetless soldier holding a rifle to the head of a Palestinian man. Another soldier,wearing a helmet,is holding up a rifle behind the mans back. The soldiers faces were blacked out when they appeared on Facebook.AMY TEIBEL