Israeli defense minister apologizes for Palestinian’s death

JERUSALEM —
Israel’s protection minister apologized on Sunday for the Israeli police’s deadly shooting of an unarmed, autistic Palestinian man.

The shooting of Iyad Halak, 32, in Jerusalem’s Old City on Saturday, drew gargantuan condemnations and revived complaints alleging excessive power by Israeli safety forces.

Benny Gantz, who is furthermore Israel’s “alternate” prime minister under a energy-sharing deal, made the remarks on the weekly assembly of the Israeli Cabinet. He modified into sat come High Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who made no mention of the incident in his opening remarks.

“We’re actually sorry regarding the incident in which Iyad Halak modified into shot to loss of life and we fragment in the household’s distress,” Gantz said. “I’m obvious this area will be investigated instant and conclusions will be reached.”

Halak’s relatives said he had autism and modified into heading to a college for school students with special wants the put he studied each day when he modified into shot.

In an announcement, Israeli police said they spotted a suspect “with a suspicious object that regarded look after a pistol.” When he failed to obey orders to cease, officers opened fire, the assertion said. Police spokesman Micky Rosenfeld later said no weapon modified into found.

Israeli media reported the officers enthusiastic were questioned after the incident as per protocol and a criminal legitimate representing one of them despatched his condolences to the household in an interview with Israeli Military Radio.

Lone Palestinian attackers with no certain links to armed groups have utilized a series of stabbings, shootings and automobile-ramming attacks in present years.

Palestinians and Israeli human rights groups have prolonged accused Israeli safety forces of the utilization of excessive power in some instances, either by killing those that will had been arrested or the utilization of lethal power when their lives weren’t in hazard.

Some pro-Palestinian activists in contrast Saturday’s shooting to the present instances of police violence in the U.S.