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Israel Arrests Ex‑Military Legal Chief Over Authorized Leak of Sde Teiman Abuse Video

Police say the inquiry now centers on suspected obstruction following Yifat Tomer‑Yerushalmi’s brief disappearance.

Overview

  • Tel Aviv Magistrate’s Court ordered Tomer‑Yerushalmi held until Wednesday, with prison officials placing her under suicide watch, according to the national security minister.
  • Police are examining whether her disappearance was staged to dispose of her cellphone after her car and a note were found at HaTzuk Beach; she was located hours later and then detained.
  • Former chief military prosecutor Col. Matan Solomesh was also arrested on suspicion he knew of the leak and failed to report it, with both detainees facing remand hearings.
  • Public broadcaster Kan reported suspicions against Tomer‑Yerushalmi that include fraud and breach of trust, abuse of office, obstruction of justice and disclosure of information by a public servant.
  • The underlying case remains active: five reservists were charged earlier this year over severe violence against a detainee at Sde Teiman, with official documents citing injuries such as cracked ribs, a punctured lung and an inner rectal tear, as political leaders condemn the leak’s damage to Israel’s image.