TIMES OF ISRAEL
Netanyahu, Bennett trade barbs over Hebron shooting
by Staff
March 27, 2016

In a stormy cabinet session Sunday, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu angrily defended the army’s investigation into an alleged murder by an IDF soldier who shot and killed a wounded Palestinian assailant in Hebron on Thursday, even as he faced fierce criticism from Education Minister Naftali Bennett over the case. On Thursday, two Palestinians carried out a stabbing attack against IDF soldiers in Hebron, wounding one soldier before they were shot by others. One assailant was killed on the spot, while the other was wounded. Footage emerged from the incident on Friday that showed an IDF soldier shooting the second Palestinian in the head several minutes later. Army prosecutors have charged the soldier with murder at the Jaffa Military Court. READ MORE