Israel's president pardons soldier in 2016 shooting of incapacitated Palestinian
Elor Azaria receives presidential pardon for killing a wounded Palestinian in a case that sparked international controversy.
Israeli President Isaac Herzog has pardoned Elor Azaria, a soldier convicted in the 2016 killing of a Palestinian who had already been incapacitated by Israeli troops in the West Bank. Azaria's case drew widespread international scrutiny and divided Israeli public opinion at the time.
Azaria was court-martialed and convicted following the incident. The pardon comes years after his conviction, though details of Herzog's reasoning for the pardon were not immediately specified in available reports.
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- Israel’s president pardons soldier who killed wounded Palestinian in 2016 — Al Jazeera — All
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