"The soap opera-worthy saga was touched off last week by Tomer-Yerushalmi's explosive admission that she approved the leak of a surveillance video at the center of a politically divisive investigation into allegations of severe abuse against a Palestinian at a notorious Israeli military prison. The video shows part of an assault in which Israeli soldiers are accused of sexually abusing a Palestinian detainee. By leaking the video last year, Tomer-Yerushalmi aimed to expose the seriousness of the allegations her office was investigating."
"She was found alive at the beach Sunday night, at which point more vitriol against her was unleashed. "We can resume the lynch," right-wing TV personality Yinon Magal, an ally of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, posted on X with a winking-face emoji. After it was revealed that one of Tomer-Yerushalmi's phones had disappeared, right-wing politicians and commentators began to accuse her of staging a suicide attempt as a way to destroy potential evidence."
Yifat Tomer-Yerushalmi, formerly the Israeli army's top lawyer, admitted she approved leaking a surveillance video tied to an investigation of alleged severe abuse of a Palestinian detainee at a military prison. The leaked footage reportedly shows part of an assault in which soldiers are accused of sexual abuse. The leak aimed to expose the allegations but provoked fierce criticism from hard-line political leaders and led to her pressured resignation. She left a cryptic note, abandoned her car near a beach, prompted an intensive search including military drones, and was later found alive amid accusations she staged the episode to destroy evidence. The episode underscored deep political divisions and the precarious positions of senior security officials.
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