Sde Teiman, near Beersheba in southern Israel, has for months been at the centre of reports of serious abuses against Gazan detainees.
On Monday dozens of protesters, including far-right MPs from Israel’s governing coalition, burst through the base’s gate as others tried to scale the fence, chanting “we will not abandon our friends, certainly not for terrorists”.
Some soldiers at the base reportedly used pepper spray against the military police personnel who arrived to detain the reservists.
Israeli military Chief of Staff Lt Gen Herzi Halevi said the break-in at Sde Tieman was “extremely serious and against the law”.
“We are in the midst of a war, and actions of this type endanger the security of the state,” he said.
“I strongly condemn the incident, and we are working to restore order at the base.”
