Israel cuts jail term of soldier who killed prone Palestinian assailantJERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israel s military on Wednesday reduced by four months the 18-month jail term of an ex-soldier who killed an incapacitated Palestinian assailant, saying his service record warranted clemency though he showed no remorse in the case. In March 2015, infantry conscript Elor Azaria was caught on videotape shooting dead a Palestinian who was lying wounded after taking part in a stabbing attack on other Israeli soldiers in the occupied West Bank city of Hebron. Azaria said he shot Abd Elfatah Ashareef because he feared the Palestinian could carry out another attack, but a court-martial found contradictions in the testimony and convicted him of manslaughter. The verdict was upheld on appeal. After being discharged from the military, Azaria went to prison last month and appealed to the armed forces chief, Lieutenant-General Gadi Eizenkot, to reconsider his sentence, citing the cost to his family of the acrimonious trial. In a response letter made public on Wednesday, the military informed Azaria that Eizenkot had decided to cut the jail term  on grounds of compassion and mercy ... taking into account your past as a combat soldier in an operational theater . But the letter also faulted the former soldier over  grave actions for which you did not take responsibility and for which you did not express regret,  adding that  the important messages in the court rulings should be heeded . Azaria became a right-wing cause celebre in Israel, where most Jewish men and women are drafted at 18 for military service. One poll found that nearly half of Israeli Jews believe any Palestinian attacker should be killed on the spot. The Palestinian government said Azaria s jail term had given Israeli soldiers a  green light  to kill with impunity. Under Israeli law, manslaughter can carry a maximum 20 years behind bars. Military prosecutors had asked the appeals court to impose a three- to five-year sentence on Azaria, but were turned down.  worldnews
israel cuts jail term soldier killed prone palestinian assailantjerusalem reuters israel military wednesday reduced four months jail term killed incapacitated palestinian assailant saying service record warranted clemency though showed remorse case in march infantry conscripts lor aria caught videotape shooting dead palestinian lying wounded taking part stabbing attack israeli soldiers occupied west bank city heron aria said shot abd elfatah ashareef feared palestinian could carry another attack found contradictions testimony convicted manslaughter the verdict upheld appeal after discharged military aria went prison last month appealed armed forces chief gai eizenkot reconsider sentence citing cost family acrimonious trial in response letter made public wednesday military informed aria eizenkot decided cut jail term grounds compassion mercy taking account past combat soldier operational theater but letter also vaulted former soldier grave actions take responsibility express regret adding important messages court rulings needed aria became cause celebrate israel jewish men women drafted military service one poll found nearly half israeli jews believe palestinian attacker killed spot the palestinian government said aria jail term given israeli soldiers green light kill impunity under israeli law manslaughter carry maximum years behind bars military prosecutors asked appeals court impose sentence aria turned worldnews
Your task is to classify the provided input as real or fake news. Label 0 is meant for fake news, Label 1 is for real news. TEXT: Israel cuts jail term of soldier who killed prone Palestinian assailantJERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israel s military on Wednesday reduced by four months the 18-month jail term of an ex-soldier who killed an incapacitated Palestinian assailant, saying his service record warranted clemency though he showed no remorse in the case. In March 2015, infantry conscript Elor Azaria was caught on videotape shooting dead a Palestinian who was lying wounded after taking part in a stabbing attack on other Israeli soldiers in the occupied West Bank city of Hebron. Azaria said he shot Abd Elfatah Ashareef because he feared the Palestinian could carry out another attack, but a court-martial found contradictions in the testimony and convicted him of manslaughter. The verdict was upheld on appeal. After being discharged from the military, Azaria went to prison last month and appealed to the armed forces chief, Lieutenant-General Gadi Eizenkot, to reconsider his sentence, citing the cost to his family of the acrimonious trial. In a response letter made public on Wednesday, the military informed Azaria that Eizenkot had decided to cut the jail term  on grounds of compassion and mercy ... taking into account your past as a combat soldier in an operational theater . But the letter also faulted the former soldier over  grave actions for which you did not take responsibility and for which you did not express regret,  adding that  the important messages in the court rulings should be heeded . Azaria became a right-wing cause celebre in Israel, where most Jewish men and women are drafted at 18 for military service. One poll found that nearly half of Israeli Jews believe any Palestinian attacker should be killed on the spot. The Palestinian government said Azaria s jail term had given Israeli soldiers a  green light  to kill with impunity. Under Israeli law, manslaughter can carry a maximum 20 years behind bars. Military prosecutors had asked the appeals court to impose a three- to five-year sentence on Azaria, but were turned down.  worldnews
Your task is to classify the provided input as real or fake news. Label 0 is meant for fake news, Label 1 is for real news. TEXT: israel cuts jail term soldier killed prone palestinian assailantjerusalem reuters israel military wednesday reduced four months jail term killed incapacitated palestinian assailant saying service record warranted clemency though showed remorse case in march infantry conscripts lor aria caught videotape shooting dead palestinian lying wounded taking part stabbing attack israeli soldiers occupied west bank city heron aria said shot abd elfatah ashareef feared palestinian could carry another attack found contradictions testimony convicted manslaughter the verdict upheld appeal after discharged military aria went prison last month appealed armed forces chief gai eizenkot reconsider sentence citing cost family acrimonious trial in response letter made public wednesday military informed aria eizenkot decided cut jail term grounds compassion mercy taking account past combat soldier operational theater but letter also vaulted former soldier grave actions take responsibility express regret adding important messages court rulings needed aria became cause celebrate israel jewish men women drafted military service one poll found nearly half israeli jews believe palestinian attacker killed spot the palestinian government said aria jail term given israeli soldiers green light kill impunity under israeli law manslaughter carry maximum years behind bars military prosecutors asked appeals court impose sentence aria turned worldnews