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Israeli police shoot unarmed autistic Palestinian man in Jerusalem

Iyad Halak, a 32-year-old Palestinian man with autism, died after being shot by Israeli police in Jerusalem's Old City. Officers fired after spotting him with an object resembling a pistol.

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NewsIsraeli police shoot unarmed autistic Palestinian man in Jerusalem

Iyad Halak, a 32-year-old Palestinian man with autism, died after being shot by Israeli police in Jerusalem's Old City. Officers fired after spotting him with an object resembling a pistol.

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