Court decides soldier needs care

Jerusalem - An Israeli soldier who shot and wounded seven Palestinians in Hebron on New Year's Day was confined to a psychiatric…

Jerusalem - An Israeli soldier who shot and wounded seven Palestinians in Hebron on New Year's Day was confined to a psychiatric hospital indefinitely after confessing to the crime.

A military court in Jaffa near Tel Aviv ruled that Noam Friedman, a 22-year-old conscript, was not responsible for his actions.

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