Dubai: The Israeli regime on Friday released a Palestinian woman on bail after she was slapped with bogus charges of ‘assaulting’ an Israeli occupation soldier.
Nour Tamimi, 20, was released early on Friday from a military prison after a court rejected the prosecution’s appeal against her release, her father Naji Tamimi told AFP.
Her cousin Ahed Tamimi, 16, and Ahed’s mother Nariman Tamimi remain in custody, after they were also charged following the video of the cousins slapping and kicking two soldiers last month.
Nour was allowed to return to her home in the village of Nabi Saleh in the Israeli-occupied West Bank after posting a bail of 5,000 shekels ($1,450, 1,200 euros).
A guarantor vouched she would show up for her court proceedings, set to begin on February 12, her lawyer Gaby Lasky told AFP.
The military appeals court ruled Nour would also have to sign in at an Israeli police station every Friday at noon.
Ahed’s family says on December 15 the family defending their home in Nabi Saleh, near Ramallah, after Israeli occupation soldiers trespassed on their land.
A video that was shared widely on social media shows the cousins approaching two Israeli occupation soldiers and telling them to leave before shoving, kicking and slapping them.
The video of the women bravely confronting the heavily armed soldiers went viral on social media and highlighted the continuous Israeli brutality against minors and women.
Since then, Ahed has become an icon of Palestinian resistance with people sharing messages of support on social media as well as holding demonstrations in solidarity with her—demanding her release from Israeli custody.
On Monday, Ahed was charged with 12 counts, including assault. Her mother faces five charges, including incitement.
Ahed has been photographed in the past bravely confronting Israeli soldiers.
Ahed and her mother are to remain in custody until at least Monday, when they will face another hearing.
