Israeli president pardons combat medic who shot dead wounded Palestinian attacker
Elor Azaria, pictured in an Israeli military court in April 2016, was 20 when he was sentenced. Photograph: Ariel Schalit/APView image in fullscreenElor Azaria, pictured in an Israeli military court in April 2016, was 20 when he was sentenced. A mobile phone video captured Azaria shooting al-Sharif in the head.The office of president Isaac Herzog said in a statement on Saturday that he acted on the recommendation of defence minister Israel Katz.
- ▪Elor Azaria, pictured in an Israeli military court in April 2016, was 20 when he was sentenced.
- ▪Photograph: Ariel Schalit/APView image in fullscreenElor Azaria, pictured in an Israeli military court in April 2016, was 20 when he was sentenced.
- ▪A mobile phone video captured Azaria shooting al-Sharif in the head.The office of president Isaac Herzog said in a statement on Saturday that he acted on the recommendation of defence minister Israel Katz.
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Elor Azaria, pictured in an Israeli military court in April 2016, was 20 when he was sentenced. Photograph: Ariel Schalit/APView image in fullscreenElor Azaria, pictured in an Israeli military court in April 2016, was 20 when he was sentenced. Photograph: Ariel Schalit/APIsraelIsraeli president pardons combat medic who shot dead wounded Palestinian attackerElor Azaria’s conviction in 2017 for manslaughter of man who stabbed soldier continues to divide countryAssociated Press in JerusalemSat 19 Sep 2026 16.32 EDTSharePrefer the Guardian on GoogleIsrael’s president has pardoned a combat medic who shot dead a badly wounded Palestinian attacker who had stabbed a soldier in the occupied West Bank, in a case that divided the country a decade ago.Elor Azaria’s conviction in 2017 for manslaughter…
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