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Three Israeli Officers Disciplined over Killing of Omar Assad, Won’t Face Criminal Charges

HeadlineFeb 01, 2022

Three Israeli military officers are being disciplined over their involvement in the January death of a 78-year-old Palestinian American man in the West Bank. Two were removed from their positions, and the third will be formally censured. None have been criminally charged. Omar Assad died of a stress-induced heart attack after being bound and gagged and held in a cold construction site by the Israeli soldiers who detained Assad at a checkpoint while he drove home.

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