US expects 'full accountability' from IDF for Palestinian-American death

The United States called for 'full accountability' from the IDF over the death of an elderly Palestinian-American who died of cardiac distress after he was briefly detained by army soldiers.

US State Department spokesman Ned Price speaks during daily press briefing at the State Department in Washington, DC, US, February 22, 2021

US State Department spokesman Ned Price speaks during daily press briefing at the State Department in Washington, DC, US, February 22, 2021

(photo credit: NICHOLAS KAMM/POOL VIA REUTERS)

ByTOVAH LAZAROFF, ANNA AHRONHEIM

FEBRUARY 2, 2022 06:06

Updated: FEBRUARY 2, 2022 07:03

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