US watches as Israel downgrades murder charge in settler 'terror attack'
Washington, whose traditionally close ties with Israel have become strained, has described the incident as a "terror attack by Israeli extremist settlers."
Israeli settler activist Elisha Yered, suspected of involvement in the death of a Palestinian teenager near Burka, is seen in a courthouse in Jerusalem, on August 9, 2023.(photo credit: MARC ISRAEL SELLEM/THE JERUSALEM POST)ByREUTERSUpdated: