Commissioner Danny Levy addressed the situation of ousted MP Yifat Tomer Yerushalmi for the first time this evening (Sunday) - during a meeting at the Office of the Minister of National Security with the bereaved brother Dubi Yudkin.
""The police officer tried to commit suicide today under house arrest, her life is not rosy," said the commissioner.
He added: "She committed a crime and we are investigating and will investigate thoroughly. If she committed the crime, she is to blame for how the army looks and how the soldiers conduct themselves. We send our children to the system, we need to be safe there. We are sure that no one is leaking or doing such things.".
The meeting with the bereaved brother, Dubi Yudkin, was initiated by Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir after Yudkin was attacked with severe violence last night by police officers during a demonstration in front of Tomer Yerushalmi's house in Ramat Hasharon.
The meeting emphasized that the ministry's and the police's policy is to allow all Israeli citizens to exercise their right to protest - while maintaining public order, responsibility and sensitivity. Ben-Gvir and Levy clarified: "There is no place for violence of any kind and that to the extent that there is an exception, it will be dealt with accordingly.".
Yudkin thanked the minister and the Commissioner-General for the invitation and for the care they showed, and said: "I greatly appreciate the police and the police officers and fighters, for the sacred work they do every day, for the security of the citizens of Israel.".
At the end of the meeting, according to Ben Gvir's office, Yudkin thanked the minister for accompanying the family since his brother's fall, as well as for assisting in the successful fight the family waged regarding the inscription "The Lord will raise his blood" on his brother's grave.
The Commissioner's comments on the former mortar sheller's condition were made after rescue forces were called to her home this morning by her family members, after she had taken sleeping pills. Tomer Yerushalmi, who was released on Friday for 10 days of house arrest, was conscious, and she was taken to the Ichilov Medical Center in Tel Aviv.
According to a report in Kan News, following the incident, the police are demanding that the conditions of Tomer-Yerushalmi's house arrest be tightened. Among other things, the police are asking the court to determine a list of supervisors for the former MP's house arrest conditions, and also for the hospital where she is hospitalized.
It was also determined that, in addition to the restrictive conditions decided upon before her release, she will be prohibited from leaving the country until the end of 2025 and will be required to surrender her passport. These restrictions were submitted to the court with the approval of Tomer Yerushalmi's defense attorney.
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