Desecration of IDF Sergeant's Memorial Corner: Suspects Detained

Police detained two residents of the Bedouin village of Bir al-Hadaj on suspicion of desecrating a memorial corner dedicated to Sergeant Yehuda Peretz in Kibbutz Retamim in the Negev. The incident occurred in July. The detainees were brought for questioning at the Seggev-Shalom police station. Sergeant Peretz, a soldier in the Golani Brigade, died in a traffic accident on August 8, 2025.

Police detained two residents of the Bedouin village of Bir al-Hadaj on suspicion of desecrating a memorial corner dedicated to Sergeant Yehuda Peretz in Kibbutz Retamim in the Negev. According to police, the incident occurred in July. The detainees were brought for questioning at the Seggev-Shalom police station. Sergeant Yehuda Peretz, a resident of Retamim and a soldier in the IDF's Golani Brigade, died in a traffic accident on August 8, 2025 - a month before his scheduled wedding date. The article does not contain details about the nature of the desecration, possible motives, or reactions from the family and the kibbutz.

Desecration of IDF Sergeant's Memorial Corner: Suspects Detained