Force 100 soldiers file 18 million shekel lawsuit against senior officials and Channel 12

Three Force 100 soldiers, together with the Honenu organization, filed a civil lawsuit today, Monday, in the Jerusalem District Court for 18 million shekels regarding the Sde Teiman affair. The defendants include former Military Advocate General Yifat Tomer-Yerushalmi, Attorney General Gali Baharav-Miara, State Attorney Amit Aisman, the IDF, the Military Police, the Israel Police, the State of Israel, Channel 12 reporter Guy Peleg, and the news company.

The lawsuit was filed through attorney Menashe Yado of Honenu, and attorneys Dr. Itman Miron and Elchanan Miron of the Miron, Prives, Ben-Zion law firm. The soldiers are demanding compensation for a series of torts, including false suspicions, false arrest, invasion of privacy, defamation, illegal filing of an indictment, and the cover-up of the leak investigation.

The list of defendants includes 17 parties. This lawsuit expands upon a previous civil proceeding conducted in the Magistrate's Court against Guy Peleg and the news company, now elevated to the District Court due to the scale of the claims.

The statement of claim details various heads of damage: 1.5 million shekels for false suspicion of a serious sex offense, 450,000 shekels for a 15-day false arrest, 3 million shekels for defamation, 1 million shekels for an illegally filed indictment, and half a million shekels for the cover-up of the leak investigation, totaling 18 million shekels.

The lawsuit covers the entire chain of events, from the initial suspicions and the publicized arrest to the leaking of investigation materials and the subsequent criminal process. The plaintiffs claim that those responsible for investigating the leak refrained from effective action for months and presented misleading information to the Supreme Court.

The soldiers claim that senior officials in the State Attorney's Office covered for those involved in the leak, causing them prolonged legal suffering from August 6, 2024, until the indictment was canceled on March 12, 2026. They also criticize the criminal process, alleging it was conducted under a conflict of interest.

The lawsuit highlights the decision of the current Military Advocate General, Itai Ophir, to cancel the indictment after a re-hearing as evidence that the original process was fundamentally flawed.

Attorney Menashe Yado stated: "This is a complex lawsuit against powerful parties, including the former command echelon of the Military Prosecution and Channel 12, who joined together to cause severe harm to the soldiers, and against law enforcement heads who protect the Military Advocate General out of systemic closeness, severely harming the rule of law."