Palestinian teenager accused of slapping Israeli troops held until trial

An Israeli military court has denied bail for a 16-year-old Palestinian girl, ordering her to be held until her trial on charges that she slapped and pushed two Israeli soldiers.

Palestinian teenager accused of slapping Israeli troops held until trial

An Israeli military court has denied bail for a 16-year-old Palestinian girl, ordering her to be held until her trial on charges that she slapped and pushed two Israeli soldiers.

The ruling in the high-profile case against Ahed Tamimi was denounced by rights activists and her father, who said Palestinians cannot expect justice in Israel’s military court system.

In the mid-December incident, captured on video, Tamimi is seen slapping the soldiers outside her West Bank home.

Her family said she was upset because a 15-year-old cousin had been seriously wounded by Israeli troops in stone-throwing clashes earlier that day.

Many Palestinians have embraced Tamimi as a symbol of resistance to Israel’s 50-year military occupation.

Senior Israeli politicians have called for prosecutors to be tough and make an example of the girl.

PA

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