Israeli troops have arrested a Palestinian activist, regarded in the occupied West Bank as a hero since she was a teenager, on suspicion of inciting violence, but her mother denied the claim and said it was based on a fake Instagram post, Reuters reports.
The Israeli military said it apprehended Ahed Tamimi, 22, in the West Bank village of Nabi Saleh.
Tamimi rose to prominence in 2017 when, at age 16, she slapped an Israeli soldier who raided her village. She and others have for years protested Israeli land seizures.
Tamimi “is suspected of inciting violence and calling for terrorist activity to be carried out,” the military said.
