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The Newsroom: Palestinian Girl Charged After Slapping Soldier on Video

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01/01/2018 GMT

Palestinian Girl Charged After Slapping Soldier on Video

BBC World Service - The Newsroom, Palestinian Girl Charged After Slapping Soldier on Video

Ahed Tamimi, 16, charged with assault after she was filmed hitting an Israeli soldier

Ahed Tamimi, 16, charged with assault after she was filmed hitting an Israeli soldier.

Ahed Tamimi, 16, and her cousin were filmed in a confrontation with the soldiers that was widely shared by Palestinians on social media. Also: in Iran a police officer has been shot dead by what the authorities describe as a rioter, and UK faces build up of plastic waste after Chinese ban further imports of  UK rubbish.

(Picture: Ahed Tamimi appeared at a military court in the West Bank. Credit: AFP)

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