An Israeli army officer was indicted for shooting a Palestinian girl after she already had been killed by his unit. The defendant, a captain, was charged Monday with illegally discharging his weapon and conduct unbecoming an officer over the Oct. 5 incident in the Gaza Strip.
A U.S. Jewish official whose father escaped Europe during World War II received the German army’s highest honor. David Harris, executive director of the American Jewish Committee, received the Golden Cross on Monday.
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