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Israel's president pardons soldier who shot incapacitated Palestinian
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Israel's president has pardoned Elor Azaria, a soldier convicted of manslaughter for shooting a wounded Palestinian man in 2016, Al Jazeera English reported. Azaria fired at the incapacitated Palestinian after Israeli troops had already subdued him during a raid in the occupied West Bank, in a case that drew international scrutiny.
The shooting took place in Hebron during a period of heightened tensions. Azaria had been sentenced to 14 months in prison following his conviction, a verdict that sparked debate within Israel over the treatment of security personnel.
