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Israel releases Palestinian teen who assaulted soldier

By Reuters | Jul. 29, 2018

**Palestinian teen Ahed Tamimi enters a military courtroom escorted by Israeli Prison Service personnel. [Reuters]**

A Palestinian teenager released from prison by Israel on Sunday after completing a sentence for kicking and slapping an Israeli soldier called for Palestinians to continue their struggle against occupation of the West Bank.

Ahed Tamimi, 17, became a heroine to Palestinians after the incident last December outside her home in Nabi Saleh, a village which has campaigned for years against land seizures by Israel, leading to confrontations with Israel’s military and Jewish settlers.

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