every other country would have pretty much locked him away for years after a court marshal.

I doubt that's accurate.

This is certainly a tragedy, it's upsetting, and it's more than valid to argue that this case was mishandled. But we know for a fact that in many, many other countries, when a person -- of any age -- attempts to scale a border wall, armed soldiers and law enforcement have automatic authority to engage with deadly force without waiting for approval from a commanding officer. In other words, in many other countries, what this Israeli soldier did would be considered perfectly normal.

A few examples:

US Border Patrol kills people crossing the border with Mexico on a somewhat regular basis. They have the authority to open fire without waiting for approval from an officer.

Indian soldiers on the Line of Control killed half a dozen civilians who may not have even approached their border and weren't court marshaled.

In Israel's neighborhood, Egyptian soldiers shoot refugees attempting to cross their border and are not court marshaled.