Overview
- Yifat Tomer‑Yerushalmi submitted her resignation to IDF Chief of Staff Eyal Zamir after being placed on leave during a police investigation into a leaked prison video.
- In a letter reported by Israeli media, she accepted responsibility for approving the transfer of surveillance material to news outlets to defend the military justice authority’s reputation.
- Defense Minister Israel Katz said she would not be reinstated and pledged to pursue those he accused of defaming soldiers.
- The Channel 12 clip shows soldiers assaulting a Palestinian detainee at Sde Teiman, with later reporting describing severe injuries and sexual abuse.
- Police are examining how the footage reached broadcasters and any role by the military prosecution, while separate inquiries into alleged detainee mistreatment continue.