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Israeli Soldier Shares Evidence of Torture on Social Media

HeadlineJul 09, 2026

Human rights groups say a photo apparently taken by an Israeli soldier and shared on social media corroborates widespread reports of torture. The image shows a man stripped to his underwear, blindfolded and bound facedown to a pole, with his arms tied painfully behind his back. The soldier captioned the photo “Good Morning” in Hebrew, and later deleted the post.

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