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Palestinian teenager Ahed Tamimi was released from prison after eight months in prison for hitting two Israeli soldiers, a video-captured episode that made her a symbol of resistance for Palestinians.
Tamimi, 17, and his mother Nariman They were taken Sunday morning from Sharon prison in Israel to a checkpoint heading to the occupied West Bank, where they live, said prison spokesman Assaf Librati
. Their village of Nabi Saleh
After being released by the soldiers, Tamimi made brief comments to crowds and reporters, hoping everyone would come to a press conference later in the day.
Around them, as they walked together along the road, the crowd chanted "we want to live in freedom".
Family members and supporters also gathered at the checkpoint to greet them, but the military The Israeli authorities seemed eager to avoid media coverage as much as possible, and conflicting information had led supporters and journalists to rush to arrive at the right time
. Tamimi and his mother had to first arrive at a checkpoint near the Palestinian city of Tulkarem in the West Bank, but the location was changed three times before being finally announced in Rantis, about an hour drive.
There was a slight tension at the checkpoint before the arrival of Tamimi as some men with Israeli flags approached supporters holding Palestinian flags. The words were exchanged but there was no violence.
Sign of the sensibility of the case, the Israeli authorities on Saturday arrested two Italians and a Palestinian for painting the now-familiar image of Tamimi on the Israeli separation wall that separates the West Bank.
Tamimi and his mother were sentenced to eight months in prison by an Israeli military court following an agreement on the December incident, which took place in their Nabi Saleh court. Palestinians consider her as a hero resistant to the Israeli occupation
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas praised her and social media were inundated with support.
But for the Israelis, Tamimi is used by his militant family as a pawn.
They evoke a series of past incidents involving such people, with older photos of his soldiers confronting widely shared online.
Many Israelis also praised the restraint of the soldiers, who remained calm throughout, although others said his actions deserved a more severe response.
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Tamimi was arrested in the early hours of December 19, four days after the incident. She was 16 years old at the time.
His mother Nariman was also arrested, as was her cousin Nour, who was released in March.
The Israeli army said the soldiers were in the area on the day of the incident to prevent Palestinians from throwing stones at Israeli motorists
The video shows cousins s & # 39; Approaching two soldiers and telling them to leave before hustling them, hit them and slap them.
Ahed Tamimi is the most aggressive of the two in the video. Heavily armed soldiers do not react to what appears to be an attempt to provoke them rather than to seriously harm them.
They then retreat after the involvement of Nariman Tamimi
The clash took place in the midst of clashes and protests. The controversial recognition of US President Donald Trump of Jerusalem as the capital of Israel
Relatives report that a member of the Tamimi family was wounded in the head by a rubber bullet fired during these demonstrations
Activist Ahed Tamimi (C) arrives in his village of Nabi Saleh in the West Bank on July 29, 2018 after being released from prison after serving an eight-month sentence for striking two Israeli soldiers
Ahed Tamimi, Palestinian activist and activist (C) kisses a woman in her village of Nabi Saleh in the West Bank on July 29, 2018 after being released from prison after an eight-month sentence for slapping two Israeli soldiers
Ahed Tamimi (C), activist and Palestinian activist is hosted in his West Bank village of Nabi Saleh on July 29, 2018 after being released from prison after a sentence of eight months imprisonment for hitting two Israeli soldiers
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