Ahed Tamimi, 17, jailed by Israel for slapping and kicking its troops in the occupied West Bank is to walk free on Sunday after eight months behind bars.
Ahed Tamimi's sentence in the deal includes time served and a fine of $1,430, says her lawyer Gaby Lasky. She was arrested after a viral video showed her slap two Israeli soldiers in the occupied West Bank.
Sixteen-year-old Ahed Tamimi, who has been detained after a video showing her slapping Israeli soldiers went viral, will appear in court on February 6. Officials say it was postponed at the request of her lawyer.
An Israeli military court ordered that Ahed Tamimi, 16, who is hailed as a hero by Palestinians after a video of her slapping two Israeli soldiers went viral in December, to be held in custody throughout her trial.
The 16-year-old Ahed Tamimi has been hailed as a hero by Palestinians who see her as bravely standing up to Israel's occupation of the West Bank while Israelis accuse her family of using her as a pawn in staged provocations.
Palestinians are hailing Ahed Tamimi, 16, as a hero, after she and her 20-year-old cousin, Nouh Tamimi, confronted two Israeli soldiers in the yard of their family home.
Nour Tamimi, 20, and her 16-year-old cousin, Ahed Tamimi, accosted two Israeli soldiers in the yard of their home on December 15. Nour has now been charged for standing against what her supporters see as everyday harassment.
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