Egypt and world politics brief
Israeli president pardons medic who killed wounded Palestinian attacker
✦Key takeaways
- Israel’s president pardoned Elor Azaria, the combat medic who shot dead a badly wounded Palestinian attacker who had stabbed a soldier in the occupied West Bank.
- Azaria was convicted of manslaughter in 2017 and released after serving two-thirds of an 18-month sentence; the case continues to divide Israel.
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