Israeli forces have arrested whistleblower Maj. General Yifat Tomer-Yerushalmi on suspicion of leaking a video showing the harrowing rape of a Palestinian detainee at the Sde Teiman detention facility, hours after the Israeli military’s chief advocate went missing and was feared dead.

Tomer-Yerushalmi will appear in court ahead of a hearing in Tel Aviv later on Monday, alongside former military prosecutor Matan Solomosh, who was also arrested.

Tomer-Yerushalmi and Solomosh are suspected of "obstructing justice" over the leak of a video showing abuse at the notorious detention facility and an alleged subsequent cover-up, Israeli media said on Monday.

Police said the two are suspected of "other criminal offenses", without providing any further details.

The video in question refers to a released clip last year purporting to show Israeli soldiers torturing a Palestinian detainee at the Sde Teiman detention centre, which was used throughout the war on Gaza to detain and abuse Palestinians from the enclave.

In the video, soldiers can be seen forcing a Palestinian detainee to lie on the floor before surrounding him with riot shields to block the visibility of security cameras. The man was then attacked, with the Palestinian victim suffering severe injuries to his rectum, ribs, and lungs after he was stabbed with a sharp object by the soldiers.

In February, a criminal investigation was launched into the incident, with five reservists being charged with "acting against the...

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