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Herzog pardons soldier who killed subdued Palestinian stabber in 2016, against IDF position
19 Sept 2026, 20:17 UTC · 2 independent sources
🚨 HERZOG PARDONS ELOR AZARIA
President Herzog pardoned soldier Elor Azaria, against the IDF position.
The pardon clears Azaria’s criminal record 6 years early.
Azaria had been convicted in the 2016 killing of a Palestinian who had already been incapacitated by Israeli troops.
Source: Times of Israel, Al Jazeera #IDF
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- Times of Israel
Herzog pardons soldier who killed subdued Palestinian stabber in 2016, against IDF position
- Al Jazeera
Israel’s president pardons soldier who killed wounded Palestinian in 2016