Israel releases from jail Palestinian teen who struck soldier
Ahed Tamimi, jailed for 8 months at age 16, was filmed kicking, slapping Israeli occupation soldier
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Israel released from prison on Sunday Palestinian teenager Ahed Tamimi, who was jailed late last year after she was filmed kicking and slapping an Israeli occupation soldier in the occupied West Bank.
Tamimi, 17, became a heroine to Palestinians after the December 15 incident outside her home in the village of Nabi Saleh was streamed live on Facebook by her mother and went viral.
She 16 at the time.
An Israel Prison Service spokesman said Tamimi had left the Sharon prison and was enroute to the West Bank.
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