Tamimi family says travel abroad denied

Ramallah: The family of teenage Palestinian protester Ahed Tamimi says they have been banned from travelling abroad.

Her father, Bassem, said they were informed by the Palestinian Ministry of Civil Affairs they are barred by the Israeli occupation regime from leaving.

He said they were set to leave last week upon initiation by pro-Palestinian groups in Belgium, France and Spain.

There was no immediate comment from Israel on Sunday.

Ahed, 17, was released from Israeli prison earlier this year. She was arrested in December after she slapped two Israeli occupation soldiers outside her home.

For Palestinians and their supporters, she became a symbol of resistance to Israel’s half-century-old military rule.