The father of Israeli soldier Elor Azaria, who is charged with manslaughter by the Israeli military after he shot a wounded Palestinian assailant as he laid on the ground in Hebron, kisses Elor's head in a military court during a remand hearing for his case, near the southern Israeli city of Kiryat Malachi, March 31, 2016. REUTERS/Amir Cohen/File Photo
JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Last March, Sergeant Elor Azaria, a 19-year-old Israeli army medic deployed to the occupied West Bank, shot and killed a Palestinian assailant as he lay wounded and motionless on the ground after attempting to stab an Israeli soldier.
The shooting, and the tense moments leading up to it, were captured on video by a Palestinian human rights activist in the city of Hebron. The video footage, distributed to news organisations, ensured that the incident, which came amid a wave of Palestinian stabbings, drew international attention.
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