Why has the Israeli army's top lawyer resigned after leaking rape evidence?

"Video of the alleged rape of Palestinian prisoner at Sde Temain went viral last year. Now the prosecutor who leaked it has quit. The Israeli military's top lawyer, Major-General Yifat Tomer-Yerushalmi, has resigned after admitting to leaking footage showing the gang rape of a prisoner at the Sde Temain prison facility in August last year. The video of the rape had originally been leaked to the press in early August in the midst of a right-wing backlash following the arrest of a number of soldiers for the rape of a Palestinian prisoner."

"In the leaked footage, soldiers can be seen grabbing and leading away a blindfolded Palestinian prisoner before surrounding him with riot shields to obscure the rape. For 15 minutes, the accused kicked the detainee, stomped on him, stood on his body, hit him and pushed him all over his body, including with clubs, dragged his body along the ground, and used a taser gun on him, including on his head, the original indictment stated."

"According to medical information obtained by the Israeli daily Haaretz, the victim suffered a ruptured bowel, severe anal and lung injuries, and broken ribs as a result of the assault. He later required surgery. At least nine soldiers were detained in connection with the man's rape. All but five were released relatively quickly. In February, the remaining soldiers were indicted for severely abusing the detainee, but not raping him. The trial is ongoing."

Major-General Yifat Tomer-Yerushalmi resigned after admitting she leaked footage showing a gang rape of a Palestinian prisoner at Sde Temain in August. She said right-wing pressure on her rape investigation motivated the leak and that she aimed to counter false propaganda against military law enforcement. The footage shows a blindfolded detainee surrounded by shields while soldiers kicked, stomped, hit, dragged and used a taser on him for about 15 minutes. Medical reports cite a ruptured bowel, severe anal and lung injuries, broken ribs and surgery. Nine soldiers were detained; remaining defendants were indicted for severe abuse, not rape; the trial is ongoing.

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