Several photos and videos of Israeli soldiers playing and posing with lingerie found in abandoned Palestinian homes in Gaza have surfaced on social media, triggering global outrage.
In another visual, a soldier is seen sitting atop a tap holding a female mannequin dressed in a black bra and helmet and heard saying, "I found a beautiful wife, serious relationship in Gaza, great woman."
The lingerie and mannequin images and videos, verified by Reuters, have been viewed tens of thousands of times after being reposted by Younis Tirawi, a Palestinian reporter.
Another one shows a soldier holding a bare female mannequin from behind with his hands on its breasts and another soldier fondling a half-naked doll.
"The posting of such images is demeaning to Palestinian women, and all women," she was quoted by Reuters as saying.
"In cases where suspicion of a criminal offence arises that justifies opening an investigation, an investigation is opened by the military police," it said in a statement.
However, the IDF did not specify whether it was referring to the viral images and photos of Israeli soldiers or whether any action had been taken against the troops.
Experts also said that it had convincing information that some Israeli women hostages taken to Gaza by Hamas were subjected to rapes or gang rapes.
