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Palestinian girl arrested after slapping Israeli soldier

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17-year-old Palestinian activist, Ahed Tamimi, has been arrested for slapping an Israeli soldier in the Palestinian village of Nabi Saleh. Ahed Tamimi was detained during a pre-dawn raid on her home by the Israeli army and border police in the occupied West Bank, according to Al Jazeera reports.
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