Netanyahu Apologizes for 2017 Killing of Bedouin Man, Says Police Shooting Was Covered Up 'To Hurt Me'
PM himself had accused Yakub Abu al-Kiyan of committing a 'terror attack,' but now says officials 'turned him into a terrorist to protect themselves' ■ Lawmaker decries 'manipulative' remarks, tying incident to Netanyahu's corruption cases
Three years after the police killing of Yakub Abu al-Kiyan, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyhau publicly apologized on Tuesday to his family, a day after Israel’s Channel 12 News published correspondences by senior law enforcement officials allegedly revealing misconduct in the shooting.
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