A political scandal continued to rock Israel on Monday involving the military's former legal chief, Maj. Gen. Yifat Tomer-Yerushalmi, who admitted to leaking a video of Israeli soldiers allegedly sexually assaulting a Palestinian detainee and resigned from office.

Far-right politician Itamar Ben-Gvir, Israel's national security minister, said Tomer-Yerushalmi was arrested Sunday night.

At a court hearing Monday, the judge extended her detention by 48 hours until Wednesday, according to a copy of the decision.

It said she is being held on suspicion of offenses including fraud, breach of trust and obstruction of justice.

The investigation continues while she is held in a women’s prison in central Israel.

Police conducted a frantic search for Tomer-Yerushalmi on Sunday after her family raised concerns about her safety and police found her abandoned car near the beach in Tel Aviv, Israel’s Channel 12 reported.

Police said she was found soon after the search began.

Israeli media reported that former chief military prosecutor Col. Matan Solomesh was also arrested overnight and his detention was also extended.

The Palestinian detainee who was the subject of the alleged sexual abuse in the video leaked by Tomer-Yerushalmi last year was released and returned to Gaza on October 13, according to documentation from the military prosecutor's office obtained by the AP.