Israeli soldier gets 18 months for killing wounded Palestinian attacker

An Israeli soldier who killed a wounded Palestinian attacker in a high profile case that spilt across the country has been jailed for 18 months. 

Sergeant Elor Azaria was found guilty of manslaughter for shooting a 21 year old Abdul Fatah al-Sharif in Hebron, last March.

Military chiefs condemned his action, but others praised them. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has said he would support any decision to pardon Azaria.

The killing received widespread coverage after footage of the incident, filmed on a mobile phone, was shown on Israeli news programmes.

SOURCE: BBC NEWS