 Azaria, an army medic, served two-thirds of his 14-month sentence for manslaughter. He was caught on video by a human rights worker, fatally shooting Abdel Fattah al-Sharif, who was lying wounded on the ground, unarmed and virtually motionless, after stabbing a soldier in the West Bank. The military pushed for his prosecution, saying he violated its code of ethics. Many Israelis, particularly on the nationalist right, defended his actions.