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Israel’s president expunges Elor Azaria’s criminal record
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Abdel Fattah al-Sharif lay on the ground for about 11 minutes before Azaria shot him.
Israeli President Isaac Herzog expunged former soldier Elor Azaria’s criminal record for killing a wounded Palestinian in Hebron in 2016, despite opposition from senior military officials.
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Israeli President Isaac Herzog expunged Elor Azaria’s criminal record.
“Israeli President Isaac Herzog has expunged the criminal record of a former soldier”
Elor Azaria was convicted by a military court of manslaughter for killing Abdel Fattah al-Sharif.
“Azaria was convicted by a military court in 2017”
Elor Azaria shot Abdel Fattah al-Sharif after Israeli troops had incapacitated him.
“had shot a Palestinian who had already been incapacitated by Israeli troops”