JERUSALEM: An Israeli soldier was sentenced to five months behind bars after he was caught on camera pointing his gun at a handcuffed Palestinian prisoner, military sources said on Monday.
The sentence was handed down by a military court on Sunday after it found "Corporal S" guilty of abuse and behavior unbecoming of a soldier.
The soldier was initially arrested on suspicion of taking drugs and the images were found on his mobile phone, the Israel Hayom newspaper said.
Other pictures on his phone showed two other soldiers in similar poses, both of whom are also on trial facing similar charges, said the daily.
Over the last few months, an increasing number of photographs have come to light of Israeli soldiers posing with detainees in a phenomenon which rights groups say is widespread and indicative of an attitude which regards Palestinians as objects rather than human beings.
Such images have provoked widespread condemnation, including from the Israeli military.
In August, photos surfaced on the social networking website Facebook that showed a female soldier posing next to blindfolded Palestinian detainees, and a YouTube video earlier this month showed a soldier belly dancing next to a blindfolded female detainee wearing a headscarf.
