TEL AVIV – Israel is thoroughly investigating a shooting incident that involved an IDF soldier in Hebron, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told Secretary of State John Kerry on Friday, the Jerusalem Post reported. The soldier was arrested ten days ago after shooting a disarmed Palestinian terrorist in the head. The assurance comes after Senator Patrick Leahy (D-Vermont) and 10 U.S. congressmen sent a letter to Kerry on February 17 – long before the Hebron incident – asking him to investigate Israel over “a disturbing number of reports of possible gross violations of human rights” in the country, citing alleged extrajudicial killings of Palestinians by IDF soldiers. The letter also expressed concerns about Egyptian abuses, and should either country be found in violation of human rights, a law pushed by Leahy in 1997 would require the State Department and Department of Defense to cut foreign aid. Netanyahu rejected Leahy’s claim, saying his accusations should be directed at those who “incite youngsters to commit cruel acts of terrorism.” “The IDF and the Israel Police do not engage in executions,” Netanyahu said. “Israel’s soldiers and police officers defend themselves and innocent civilians with the highest moral standards against bloodthirsty terrorists who come to murder them. Where is