Former IDF Legal Chief Hospitalized Amid Ongoing Investigation

Former Military Advocate General Yifat Tomer-Yerushalmi was hospitalized on Sunday morning after emergency services were called to her residence in Ramat Hasharon. She was conscious upon arrival at Tel Aviv's Ichilov Hospital, where medical teams are currently assessing her condition.

Tomer-Yerushalmi, who resigned from her position after admitting to leaking a surveillance video, was released to a 10-day house arrest on Friday. The video, broadcast in August 2024, allegedly showed Israeli soldiers abusing a Palestinian detainee at the Sde Teiman detention facility.

Following her hospitalization, police intend to request the court to extend the conditions of her house arrest to the hospital and to confiscate her passport to prevent potential flight. A senior police official expressed concerns that her hospitalization might be an attempt to obstruct the ongoing investigation.

Tomer-Yerushalmi faces charges including fraud, breach of trust, abuse of office, obstruction of justice, and unlawful disclosure of material. She was initially arrested on November 2 after being reported missing near Hatzuk Beach, leading to suspicions of a staged suicide attempt to destroy evidence. Her phone was later recovered from the sea and is under examination by authorities.