Israeli authorities on Sunday released two police officers from jail one day after they killed a Palestinian young man with special needs in the Old City of Jerusalem.
Eyad al-Hallaq a 32-year-old Palestinian with special needs was shot to death by Israeli police officers near al-Asbat Gate in Jerusalem.
The police officers claimed al-Hallaq appeared to be carrying a gun but it turned out he was unarmed and did not understand the officers’ orders to stop.
According to eyewitnesses al-Hallaq was shot at least six times.
The Palestinian Authority and many human rights organizations have condemned al-Hallaq’s murder and called for international probes into Israeli crimes against the Palestinians especially extrajudicial killings.
