IDF Sgt. Elor Azaria testified in his manslaughter trail on Sunday that he had shot a downed Palestinian knife attacker on March 24 because he sensed 'serious and immediate danger' at the scene. In line with his original argument, Azaria claimed that he had seen al-Sharif move while he was on the ground and that the terrorist's black coat looked suspicious. Azaria testified that he had yelled for eveyon to stand clear before shooting al-Sharif in the head. 'I had no choice but to shoot the terrorist because I saw there was serious and immediate danger which could kill too many to estimate,' he said Sunday. While the position of al-Sharif's knife has been disputed throughout the ongoings of the trial, Azaria asserted that the weapon was close enough for the terrorist to reached. 'I hesitated before firing, but I saw no choice but to stop either another stabbing or exploding bomb,' he stated.
