Overview
- An Israeli judge extended Maj. Gen. Yifat Tomer‑Yerushalmi’s custody until Wednesday as investigators probe suspected fraud, breach of trust and obstruction linked to the leak of prison surveillance footage.
- Israeli media report that former chief military prosecutor Col. Matan Solomesh has also been detained, with investigators examining a missing phone and potential interference with procedures.
- Tomer‑Yerushalmi resigned after admitting she authorized the 2024 release of surveillance video from the Sde Teiman detention site, then briefly went missing before being located on a Tel Aviv beach and arrested.
- The leaked footage underpins indictments alleging soldiers assaulted a Palestinian detainee, including sexual violence that required hospital treatment; five reservists have been charged and deny wrongdoing.
- Documents show the detainee in the video was released to Gaza last month in a hostage‑prisoner exchange, as the public debate shifts to the leak’s fallout and the independence of Israel’s military legal system.