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Israeli killed on Passover eve was murdered by Palestinian freed in Shalit deal

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The killer of Baruch Mizrahi, the senior Israeli police officer killed Passover eve near Hebron, was a Palestinian released in the prisoner exchange deal which saw SGT Gilad Shalit freed in 2011 in return for 1,027 Palestinian prisoners, it was cleared for publication Monday.

 

An indictment was filed Monday against Ziad Awad, a resident of the Palestinian village Idna near Hebron, for murder and attempted murder.

 

Awad was freed in the first tranche of the Shalit prisoner exchange deal, after he was sentenced to life in prison for murdering Palestinians who had collaborated with Israel. (Yoav Zitun)

 

 

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