Military Advocate General Maj. Gen. Yifat Tomer-Yerushalmi requested during a meeting with IDF Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Eyal Zamir this morning to step down, the military says.
The IDF says Zamir “accepted her request to end her position immediately and will act to stabilize the Military Advocate General and to protect IDF soldiers.”
“The chief of staff is confident that a thorough investigation will be conducted to uncover the truth,” the military adds.
Tomer-Yerushalmi is suspected of involvement in the leaking of a surveillance video from the Sde Teiman detention facility, which purported to show soldiers severely abusing a Palestinian detainee last year.
She has been on leave since a criminal investigation was launched by police earlier this week into the leaking of the footage.
Defense Minister Israel Katz said earlier today that she would be dismissed from her role.
Tomer-Yerushalmi had prepared a resignation letter yesterday, which she delivered to Zamir during their meeting this morning.
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