Activist Ahed Tamimi among 50 jailed Palestinians listed for release by Israel
by Bethan McKernan and Sufian Taha in Jerusalem from World news | The Guardian on (#6GQSZ)
Tamimi, 22, on list released by justice ministry as ceasefire deal with Hamas extended for another two days
Another 50 Palestinian prisoners and detainees in Israeli jails have been put forward as candidates for release after the hostage swap and ceasefire deal with Hamas in the Gaza Strip was extended for another two days - including the high-profile activist Ahed Tamimi.
Tamimi, 22, was on the list released by Israel's justice ministry on Tuesday. The writer, part of a prominent family from the West Bank village of Nabi Salih, has been a symbol of resistance against the Israeli occupation for protest action and confronting Israeli soldiers since she was about 11 years old.
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