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Two Palestinian, both 17 at the time, sentenced in prison respectively for raping a Polish tourist near Bethlehem. They filmed the assault and forced the victim's partner to watch.

Due to trauma,victim underwent surgery to remove her uterus.

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IDF military court sentences two 19-year-olds for raping a Polish tourist near Bethlehem three years ago.

The IDF military court in the West Bank has sentenced two 19-year-olds to 14 years and six and a half years in prison respectively and fined them for raping a Polish tourist near Bethlehem three years ago. Another defendant's involvement is still pending trial, and another… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

The tourist and her partner drove towards Beit Jala, near Bethlehem, in February 2020. The two defendants, who were both around 17 at the time, were hitchhiking through the same area along with two others.

The two recognized the couple and blocked their car to make them stop, while one of them introduced himself claiming to be a Palestinian police officer. The four people then "arrested" the tourist and her partner, tying up the latter who begged them to let them go before grabbing… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

The defendants recorded some of the incident and forced the victim to look at the camera, while one of them held a knife and the other made sure her partner didn't escape. When they finished, they stole the woman's cash and jewelry before puncturing their car's tires and leaving… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

The two defendants, then minors, were arrested by Palestinian Authority police but were released six months later. Afterward, the IDF and Israel Police arrested them and kept them in custody.

The defendants' actions were carried out with great cruelty and inhumanity. One of them even carried a knife," the ruling said. "During the incident, three of the attackers committed several acts of rape, simultaneously and one after the other. The victim was helpless, crying and… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

The sentencing shows that the reason for the difference in punishment for the two defendants has to do with their level of involvement in the incident itself. "The first defendant was actively dominant throughout the entire incident and was an active participant in the rapes,"… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

However, the second defendant didn't actually rape the woman himself but only watched over her partner while the others raped her. The judges also noted what the attackers did to the victim's partner. "After tying him up and leaving him nearby, they even brought the victim closer… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

The verdict also says that since the incident happened, the victim said she "suffers from blood pressure problems, breathing difficulties, lack of sleep and can't sleep without medication. She's afraid to leave her home alone in the evenings and suffers from constant stress. Due… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

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