Hyderabad, Nov. 13 -- A video showing Israeli soldiers accused of raping a Palestinian prisoner at the Sde Teiman military camp being applauded by people in a Jerusalem courtroom has triggered widespread outrage and intensified scrutiny of Israel's handling of Palestinian prisoners.

The footage, circulated widely on social media, shows supporters standing, cheering and filming as the two masked soldiers arrive for a Supreme Court hearing.

The session was convened to determine who would lead the investigation into the leak of a video showing Israeli soldiers sexually assaulting a Palestinian detainee during the Gaza war.

The case comes after last month's revelations that the army's former chief legal adviser, Yifat Tomer-Yerushalmi, was...