Israeli president pardons soldier convicted for killing wounded Palestinian
Submitted by Nadav Rapaport on Sun, 09/20/2026 - 14:15 Azaria was convicted of manslaughter after shooting Abdel Fattah al-Sharif as he lay wounded on a Hebron street in 2016 Israeli soldier Elor Azaria is lifted by friends near his family home in Ramla, near Tel Aviv, as they celebrate his release from prison, 8 May 2018 (AFP) Off Israeli President Isaac Herzog has pardoned former Israeli soldier Elor Azaria, who was convicted of manslaughter for shooting a wounded Palestinian man in Hebron in
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