Palestinian Ahed Tamimi looks on after being released amid a hostages-prisoners swap deal between Hamas and Israel, in Ramallah, in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, November 30, 2023.
REUTERS/Ammar Awad Acquire Licensing RightsRAMALLAH, West Bank, Nov 30 (Reuters) - Prominent Palestinian activist Ahed Tamimi was among 30 prisoners freed by Israel early on Thursday under a temporary Gaza truce between Israel and Hamas militants, according to Israeli and Palestinian officials.
Israeli troops earlier this month arrested Tamimi, regarded in the occupied West Bank as a hero since she was a teenager, on suspicion of inciting violence.
The Israel Prison Service posted a list of Palestinians released on Thursday morning to its website that included Tamimi.
Israel says its West Bank arrests are aimed in part at thwarting attacks.
Persons:
Ammar Awad, Ahed Tamimi, Tamimi, Damon, Nabi Saleh, Gaza's, Israel, Rami Ayyub, Cynthia Osterman
Organizations:
West Bank, REUTERS, Hamas, Israel Prison Service, Bank, Thomson
Locations:
Israel, Ramallah, RAMALLAH, West, Gaza, Haifa, Tamimi, Bank