Israeli Intelligence Officer's Identity Released Amid Mysterious Prison Death
The identity of an Israeli intelligence officer, Capt. Tomer Eiges, who was charged with serious security offenses and found dead in a military prison cell in 2021, has been released after more than four years. Eiges, 24, was accused of causing grave harm to state security, and his case was under a sweeping gag order. He was found dead on May 16, 2021, with no determined cause of death. Despite collapsing twice in the weeks before his death and showing signs of seizures, he was not placed under supervision. Investigations revealed no abnormal medication levels in his system, and investigative failures, such as unexamined evidence and non-operational security cameras, have left the cause of death unresolved.