Israeli soldier gets jail over killing of Gaza teen

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OCCUPIED-AL-QUDS: An Israeli military court has sentenced a soldier to one month in jail over the killing of a Palestinian teenager after he opened fire without authorisation, the army said late on Wednesday.The unnamed soldier was convicted on Monday for "acting without authorisation in a manner endangering to life and well-being", it said in a statement. Othman Rami Halles, 15, was shot dead during protests on the Israel-Gaza border on July 13, 2018, the Palestinian health ministry said at the time.The army said a probe had found that "the soldier fired at a Palestinian rioter who was climbing on the security fence between Israel and the Gaza Strip".

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