Conscientious objectors want a probe of the Israel Air Force’s killing of a top Palestinian terrorist. The Yesh Gvul group, backed by several Israeli intellectuals, petitioned the High Court of Justice on Tuesday to order Israeli Air Force chief Maj. Gen. Dan Halutz investigated for the July 2002 strike in Gaza that killed Hamas mastermind Salah Shehada, his lieutenant and 14 civilians.
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