The Israeli military's top lawyer has resigned after saying that she was responsible for the leaking of a video that purportedly shows soldiers sexually abusing a Palestinian detainee last year.
Maj Gen Yifat Tomer-Yerushalmi, the military advocate general, had been on leave since a criminal investigation was launched by police earlier this week into how the surveillance video at the Sde Teiman detention facility was leaked.
Five reserve soldiers have been charged over the incident.
Before her resignation, Defence Minister Israel Katz had said Gen Tomer-Yerushalmi would not be allowed to return to her post.
Warning: this story contains a description of alleged sexual abuse
