Israel detains 10 members of 'hero' Ahed Tamimi's family

Israel detained ten extended family members of Palestinian teenager labeled hero Ahed Tamimi during wide-scale raid and inspection operations in the occupied Palestinian village of Nabi Saleh.

The village of Nabi Saleh, located northwest of the occupied city of Ramallah has been the target of Israeli intensified raid and arrest operations since 17-year-old Tamimi was detained for confronting Israeli soldiers.

Palestine’s security sources say the forces raided the village early in the morning and carried out a raid operation, detaining ten members of the Tamimi family, mostly minors, according to Palestinian Authority (PA) news agency WAFA.

Among those arrested was Mohammad Tamimi, 15, who has still not yet recovered after he was shot in the head by Israeli forces in December. He awaits an operation in March. Mohammed’s 17-year-old brother, Tamim, was also arrested.

Five other teenagers between the ages of 14 and 19 were arrested, with the rest falling within the age ranges of 21 and 29 years.

Ahed Tamimi, 16, was charged this week by an Israeli military court after she was filmed in December pushing, kicking and slapping Israeli soldiers. 

Her father said the girl was upset after her 15-year-old cousin was shot in the head with a rubber bullet.

The footage shows Tamimi and her cousin approaching two Israeli soldiers and telling them to leave before shoving, kicking and slapping them.

The heavily armed soldiers do not respond in the face of what appears to be an attempt to provoke rather than seriously harm them.

They then move backwards after Tamimi's mother Nariman gets involved.

The incident occurred during a day of clashes across the West Bank against US President Donald Trump's controversial recognition of Jerusalem as Israel's capital.

The widely shared video turned Tamimi into a Palestinian hero. In Israel, the footage sparked debate about the soldiers' refusal to act.