The Hamas movement stated that "the release of Israeli soldiers involved in the assault on a Palestinian detainee is an attempt to cover up the crimes of the occupation." The movement demanded that the international community "investigate the case of sexual assault and other violations against our prisoners." On Tuesday, an Israeli military spokesperson announced that "the soldiers accused of abusing a Palestinian prisoner at the Sde Teiman camp will be placed under house arrest," following approximately two weeks after military police began investigating nine soldiers who sexually assaulted a Palestinian detainee.