The court was expect­ed to decide on the cases of Narima­n and Nour later Thursd­ayTwo more Palestinian women appeared in an Israeli military court Thursday after a viral video of an alleged assault on Israeli soldiers in the occupied West Bank. Nariman Tamimi, 43, and Nour Naji Tamimi, 21, were detained in a case that has set Israeli and Palestinian social media alight. Palestinian girl Ahed Tamimi known for confronting Israeli soldiers arrestedA second video shows the two cousins telling the soldiers, apparently standing on the stairs of the family home, to leave. The residents say part of the village’s land was confiscated by Israeli authorities and given to a nearby Israeli settlement. A member of the Tamimi family was shot in the head with a rubber bullet during protests on Friday, the family said.

Source: The Express Tribune December 21, 2017 13:18 UTC