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Ex-IDF Legal Chief Hospitalized Amid Scandal, Facing Charges

11/9/2025

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Yifat Tomer-Yerushalmi, the former IDF chief legal officer, was hospitalized after house arrest linked to a scandal over a leaked video.
She was found semi-conscious at home, prompting medical help.
Tomer-Yerushalmi resigned after admitting she leaked the video and now faces fraud and obstruction of justice charges.
Her phone, believed to contain incriminating evidence, was recovered from the sea.
Concerns have grown that she could obstruct the investigation while hospitalized.

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Story summary

Yifat Tomer-Yerushalmi, the former IDF chief legal officer, was hospitalized after house arrest linked to a scandal over a leaked video.
She was found semi-conscious at home, prompting medical help.
Tomer-Yerushalmi resigned after admitting she leaked the video and now faces fraud and obstruction of justice charges.
Her phone, believed to contain incriminating evidence, was recovered from the sea.
Concerns have grown that she could obstruct the investigation while hospitalized.