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Israel: Ex-prosecutor admits leaking soldiers' abuse video

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Jessica Saltz
November 3, 2025

Israeli police have arrested former military prosecutor Yifat Tomer-Yerushalmi, who resigned after admitting to leaking a video showing IDF soldiers abusing a Palestinian detainee. Released last year, the footage sparked uproar among Israeli right-wing groups defending the soldiers. This report contains distressing images.

After Yifat Tomer-Yerushalmi admitted responsibility for the leak and resigned last Friday, she became the center of a firestorm as Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu called the leak a severe blow to Israel's image and demanded an independent investigation.

The leaked footage of abuse at the Sde Teiman prison was aired last year on Israel's N12 News, leading to criminal charges against five Israeli soldiers.

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