Overview
- Attorney General Gali Baharav-Miara ordered a criminal investigation after receiving new information, with the Police Investigations and Intelligence Division leading it under State Prosecutor oversight and the Supreme Court notified.
- Maj. Gen. Yifat Tomer-Yerushalmi took leave when the probe opened this week, and Defense Minister Israel Katz now says she will not return to the post, with an acting replacement to be appointed.
- Investigative materials cited by Israeli media allege the Military Advocate General or her office coordinated or knew in advance about the leak, though officials have not commented while the probe is active.
- i24News reports that Shin Bet chief David Zini provided information that prompted the investigation, and the Shin Bet, IDF and Attorney General’s Office have declined to discuss the report.
- The leaked Sde Teiman footage last year led to arrests and charges against reservists over alleged abuse of a Gazan detainee and drew intense international reaction after authorities initially declined to pursue the leak inquiry.