World Print edition: 2025-11-04

Israel arrests former top army lawyer

Published November 4, 2025 Updated November 4, 2025 05:55am
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OCCUPIED JERUSALEM: Israeli police arrested the military’s former top lawyer Yifat Tomer-Yerushalmi, the national security minister said Monday, after she admitted leaked a video appearing to show soldiers abusing a Palestinian detainee.

Former advocate general Tomer-Yerushalmi disappeared for several hours on Sunday after announcing her resignation, triggering media speculation of a possible suicide attempt, but she was later detained.