Former Israel Defence Forces Military Advocate General Maj. Gen. Yifat Tomer-Yerushalmi, who resigned last week after admitting to her role in a leak scandal, was arrested on Sunday after going missing for several hours.

Tomer-Yerushalmi was located at a beach in the city of Herzliya on Sunday night after her family reported her missing, prompting an hours-long search involving police officers, soldiers and other forces.

Local media reported that she left notes at home and in her abandoned car, which was found less than a mile south of the beach where she was eventually located. One letter reportedly read, “Children, I love you, be strong,” and some Hebrew outlets characterized it as a suicide note.

The Israel Police announced around 7 p.m. that “following the searches for a missing per

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