Military to step up security for IDF Advocate General after far-right rampages

IDF Advocate General Brig. Gen. Yifat Tomer-Yerushalmi speaks at the Israel Bar Association annual conference of attorneys in Eilat in southern Israel, on May 27, 2024.(Flash 90)
IDF Advocate General Brig. Gen. Yifat Tomer-Yerushalmi speaks at the Israel Bar Association annual conference of attorneys in Eilat in southern Israel, on May 27, 2024.(Flash 90)

The military will step up security for IDF Advocate General Brig. Gen. Yifat Tomer-Yerushalmi after far-right activists stormed two military bases to protest the arrest of nine reservists on suspicion of seriously abusing a Palestinian security prisoner, Hebrew media report.

The reports say that the military’s VIP protection unit decided to enhance her personal security and the protection of her home.

Tomer-Yerushalmi has been the subject of intense anger from far-right activists and politicians for ordering the arrest of the nine soldiers serving at the Sde Teiman facility.

 

 

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