According to the Axios portal, citing Israeli and American officials, it is simply a unit overseeing the camp at the Sede Teman military base in the Negev Desert, where Palestinians are being held arrested in the Gaza Strip and suspected of participating in the Hamas bombings of 7 October 2023. respective members of this unit have heard allegations of sexual assault on 1 of the prisoners, while human rights organisations have long been alarming that human rights violations happen in the camp - called "Israeli Guantanamo" by critics. According to the Haarec newspaper, 30 prisoners have died there since the beginning of the current conflict in Gaza.