Israeli commander: Shooting of unarmed Palestinian unjustified

‘The former commander of an Israeli sergeant who shot dead an unarmed Palestinian in March has told the court that the killing was unwarranted.
Col. Yariv Ben-Ezra, the outgoing commander of the al-Khalil (Hebron) brigade, told the military court on Wednesday that he saw no operational justification in shooting the Palestinian.
The summary execution of Abdel Fattah al-Sharif who had already been wounded by Israeli fire drew condemnation from rights groups and brought further to light the Israeli military’s conduct.’
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