Feb. 21 (UPI) -- A judge on Tuesday sentenced Israeli Sgt. Elor Azaria, convicted of manslaughter for fatally shooting an immobilized knife-wielding Palestinian attacker in the head, to 18 months in a military prison.
The head judge, Col. Maya Heller, said Azaria will be demoted to the rank of private and also faces 12 months of probation following his prison sentence. In considering sentencing, Heller said the court took mitigating circumstances into account such as how the incident occurred "in hostile territory," but added that Azaria did not express remorse for his actions.