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Israeli president pardons soldier who killed wounded Palestinian in 2016 West Bank shooting
What's happening
SignalsMonitor is following this as a crime & justice story. Times of India World and Middle East Eye are the outlets attached to this story. The first report grouped here was at 19 Sept 2026, 18:09 UTC. 2 material updates are listed in the timeline. The headline in use is “Israeli president pardons soldier who killed wounded Palestinian in 2016 West Bank shooting”. This note is SignalsMonitor's own briefing, not the publisher's article.
What we know
Israeli President Isaac Herzog on Saturday granted Defense Minister Israel Katz’s request to clear the criminal record of Elor Azaria, a former Israeli soldier convicted of killing wounded Palestinian Abdel Fattah al-Sharif in Hebron in 2016, according to Haaretz. Katz had written to Herzog in July asking him to approve…
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- First reported by Middle East Eye
Israeli president pardons soldier who killed wounded Palestinian in 2016 West Bank shooting
- Picked up by Times of India World
Israel President pardons soldier who shot wounded Palestinian attacker dead in West Bank
Same story, different outlets
2 headlinesEach line is that outlet's headline. The article stays on the publisher's site.