A 17-year-old Palestinian girl who was filmed slapping and kicking two Israeli soldiers outside her home has accepted a plea deal under which she will serve eight months in prison, her lawyer has said. Under the deal, offered by the military prosecution on Wednesday, Ahed Tamimi is expected to plead guilty to four charges, including assault, incitement and two counts of obstructing soldiers. The deal was made during a closed-door hearing but must still be approved by the military court, she added. A military appeals court later rejected a request by Tamimi to hold the proceedings in open court, despite the prosecution stating they had no objection. An anti-occupation Israeli NGO said this week that Palestinian minors suffer a “systematic violation” of their rights under the Israeli military juvenile court system.

Source: The Guardian March 21, 2018 17:38 UTC