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Police officer who shot dead autistic Palestinian man under house arrest

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Published: 2 June 2020

Last updated: 4 March 2024

Demonstrations held in Jerusalem and Tel Aviv to protest killing of Iyad Hallaq, who was on autism spectrum; Gantz expresses sorrow; Hamas wants an intifada

Police officer under house arrest after killing of special needs East Jerusalem man (Times of Israel)
Officers questioned after shooting dead man they thought was holding a gun; family of Iyad Halak, 32, says he was on autism spectrum, did not understand orders to stop

Israeli police officers shoot and kill disabled Palestinian in Jerusalem (Haaretz)
Eyad Hallaq, 32, attended and worked in a special needs school close to where he was shot; shooting officer says he suspected Hallaq was a terrorist because he was wearing gloves; source says policeman may have continued shooting despite commander telling him to stop

Gantz expresses sorrow over police killing of East Jerusalem man with autism (Times of Israel)
Defence minister says he’s certain the shooting of Iyad Halak, who police said they mistakenly thought was armed, will be investigated quickly

Hamas wants 'intifada' after Iyad al-Hallak shooting, protests expected (Jerusalem Post)

‘Justice for Iyad, justice for George’: Hundreds protest police killing of Palestinian in Jerusalem (972)
Israelis and Palestinians take to the streets to protest police violence, drawing parallels with the killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis

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Israeli policeman gets two years in prison for robbing Palestinians at checkpoints (Haaretz)
Amjad Ashkar stole thousands of shekels from people he and another Border Policeman stopped under the pretext of searching their vehicles

IDF probing B’Tselem video showing soldier slashing Palestinian car tyres (Times of Israel)
Military defends footage of troops throwing tear gas grenades toward a home in Kafr Qaddum, saying rocks were being thrown from yards at the time, though this is not seen on camera

Photo: Israelis and Palestinians protest in Jerusalem against the killing of Iyad Halak by Israeli Border Police as well as the killing of George Floyd by Minneapolis police, May 30 (Oren Ziv)
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Israeli protesters demonstrate outside the Tel Aviv police headquarters against the killing of Iyad Hallak in south Tel Aviv, May 30 (Oren Ziv)
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