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Struggle icon Ahed Tamimi released from Israeli jail

Sunday, 29 July 2018 9:38 PM [ Last Update: Monday, 30 July 2018 1:42 AM ]

Palestinian activist and campaigner Ahed Tamimi (C) speaks, as she sits between her father (C-L) and mother (C-R), during a press conference in the West Bank village of Nabi Saleh on July 29, 2018, upon her release from prison after an eight-month sentence. (AFP)

Mona Kandil
Press TV, West Bank

Israel has released 17-year-old Palestinian teenager Ahed Tamimi, who was filmed slapping an Israeli soldier. She served eight months in jail. For many Palestinians she has become a symbol of resistance to Israeli occupation.

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