JERUSALEM: Palestinian teen Ahed Tamimi left prison Sunday after an eight-month sentence for slapping two Israeli squaddies, an episode captured on video that made her a logo of resistance for Palestinians, a jail carrier spokesman stated.
Assaf Librati informed AFP Tamimi, 17, and her mom, who was additionally jailed over the incident, were being driven by way of Israeli authorities from a jail within Israel to a checkpoint resulting in the occupied West Bank, where they reside.
"They just left the prison," Librati stated.
They were expected to arrive at a checkpoint near the Palestinian city of Tulkarm within the occupied West Bank.
Both were sentenced to eight months in an Israeli military court following a plea deal over the December incident which the Tamimi family stated came about of their yard in Nabi Saleh within the West Bank.
Video of it went viral, leading Palestinians to view her as a hero status as much as Israel's profession.
Her now-familiar symbol has been painted on Israel's separation wall chopping off the West Bank, Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas has praised her and social media has been flooded with reinforce.
But for Israelis, Tamimi is being used by her activist family as a pawn in staged provocations.
They level to a series of earlier such incidents involving her, with older footage of her confronting squaddies broadly shared on-line.
Many Israelis additionally praised the restraint of the soldiers, who remained calm all over, although others stated her actions merited a harder response.
Tamimi was arrested within the early hours of December 19, four days after the incident. She was 16 on the time.
Her mom Nariman was additionally arrested, as was her cousin Nour.
Assaf Librati informed AFP Tamimi, 17, and her mom, who was additionally jailed over the incident, were being driven by way of Israeli authorities from a jail within Israel to a checkpoint resulting in the occupied West Bank, where they reside.
"They just left the prison," Librati stated.
They were expected to arrive at a checkpoint near the Palestinian city of Tulkarm within the occupied West Bank.
Both were sentenced to eight months in an Israeli military court following a plea deal over the December incident which the Tamimi family stated came about of their yard in Nabi Saleh within the West Bank.
Video of it went viral, leading Palestinians to view her as a hero status as much as Israel's profession.
Her now-familiar symbol has been painted on Israel's separation wall chopping off the West Bank, Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas has praised her and social media has been flooded with reinforce.
But for Israelis, Tamimi is being used by her activist family as a pawn in staged provocations.
They level to a series of earlier such incidents involving her, with older footage of her confronting squaddies broadly shared on-line.
Many Israelis additionally praised the restraint of the soldiers, who remained calm all over, although others stated her actions merited a harder response.
Tamimi was arrested within the early hours of December 19, four days after the incident. She was 16 on the time.
Her mom Nariman was additionally arrested, as was her cousin Nour.
Palestinian teenager jailed for slapping soldiers leaves prison
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