21-year-old Israeli soldier who shot Palestinian assailant sentenced to 18 months in jail

Sergent Elor Azaria, an Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) soldier, convicted of killing a Palestinian assailant, has been sentenced to 18 months in prison by a military court. The verdict was delivered on Tuesday, February 21, 2017. The 21-year-old was found guilty of manslaughter by a military court in January for shooting dead 21-year-old Abdel Fattah al-Sharif, after the Palestinian had stabbed