Hebron soldier’s trial delayed by two weeks

9 August 2016, 8:15 pm

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The trial of Elor Azaria, the IDF soldier filmed shooting an incapacitated Palestinian assailant in the head, is postponed for two weeks following a scheduling mix-up, Army Radio reports.

The original date for the next courtroom deliberations was set for Sunday, August 14. However, that day coincides with the Tisha B’Av fast, a commemoration day recalling the destruction of the two Jewish temples in Jerusalem, among other historic tragedies.

As some of the witnesses who were meant to testify will be fasting, the trial is delayed until the next available date two weeks later, according to Army Radio.

— Judah Ari Gross