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Lawyers Demand Release of Last Benjamin Incident Detainees

Honenu lawyers demand the release of the final two detainees today. Attorney Daniel Shimshilashvili, representing the remaining suspects, expressed confidence that the court will order their release, stating that "the enormous noise surrounding the affair has been reduced to the fact that this great mountain gave birth to a mouse." The primary allegations that the detainees attacked soldiers now appear to be "groundless," according to the defense, with most other arrestees, including minors, already released to house arrest throughout the week. Meanwhile, the focus has shifted dramatically as military police and prosecution opened an investigation against the battalion commander and military personnel involved in the Saturday night incident. Investigators have collected video evidence of the battalion commander's conduct and seized a bullet removed from a wounded 14-year-old boy as evidence. Senior military prosecutors will soon decide whether to escalate the probe into a formal investigation against the soldiers involved, marking a complete reversal from the initial narrative that portrayed settlers as the primary aggressors in the confrontation.