An Israeli army officer was charged today with repeatedly shooting a 13-year-old Palestinian girl to make sure she was dead – an illegal practice known as verifying the kill.

A preliminary report presented to Israel’s army chief today said it could not be proven that a platoon commander repeatedly shot an injured 13-year-old Palestinian girl.

An Israeli army platoon commander was suspended today on suspicion he emptied an ammunition clip into a 13-year-old Palestinian girl after she was shot from an outpost and collapsed to the ground.

ISRAEL’S top military prosecutor has opened an investigation into a platoon commander who soldiers accuse of emptying an ammunition clip into a 13-year-old Palestinian girl to ensure she was dead.

Israel’s top military prosecutor has opened an investigation into a platoon commander whom soldiers accuse of emptying an ammunition clip into a 13-year-old Palestinian girl to ensure she was dead.