General Menachem Finkelstein told the Israeli parliament's constitution, justice and law committee that the case files include 217 violent incidents, 181 cases where Palestinian property was damaged or stolen, and 88 instances involving shooting, a committee spokeswoman told AFP.

Another 114 cases involved various other charges, from the use of Palestinians as human shields to delays caused by the soldiers at checkpoints, according to a document from the committee received by AFP.

A total of 90 indictments have been handed down to soldiers -- 34 for property damage and theft, 23 for violence and 22 involving shooting incidents. Another 11 incidents related to various other complaints.

Complaints about abuse at military checkpoints led to more than 80 files being opened and over 35 indictments handed down.

More than 56 trials have taken place and in all of them, the soldiers were convicted, most of them on charges of violence and theft and some are currently serving prison sentences.

Since January, the military police has opened 120 cases, and some 30 indictments have been handed down.

More than 4,000 people have been killed since the September 2000 start of the Palestinian uprising, most of them Palestinians.

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