JERUSALEM:

The Israeli military said its top lawyer resigned on Friday during an investigation into a leaked video appearing to show soldiers severely abusing a Palestinian detainee.

The case triggered international outrage and protests within Israel, and focused on footage taken at the Sde Teiman military base in southern Israel last year.

Sde Teiman has been used to hold Gazans since the start of the war in the Palestinian territory, sparked by Hamas's October 7, 2023 attack on Israel.

"The Military Advocate General, MG Yifat Tomer-Yerushalmi, submitted a request this morning to conclude her position," a military statement said, without specifying the reasons for her resignation.

"The Chief of the General Staff is confident that a thorough and truthful inquiry will be conducted rega

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