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January 2, 2018

Israeli Military Court Indicts 16-Year-Old for Slapping Soldier
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Meanwhile, an Israeli military court has indicted 16-year-old
Palestinian Ahed Tamimi on 12 charges, including throwing stones and
aggravated assault, after a viral video showed her slapping a soldier in
the occupied West Bank. The incident came after Israeli troops shot
Tamimi's 14-year-old brother in the head with a rubber-coated steel
bullet and fired tear gas canisters into her family's home. Mondoweiss
reports that the soldier actually slapped the 16-year-old girl first,
causing her to slap back. On Monday, Israeli prosecutors asked a
military judge to keep Tamimi jailed while she awaits trial.


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