‘Israeli’ Court Sentences 19-yo Palestinian Girl to 16 Years in Prison

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An ‘Israeli' court in occupied al-Quds/Jerusalem on Sunday sentenced a 19-year-old Palestinian girl to 16 years in prison, after an alleged accusation that she was attempting to conduct a stabbing operation against a settler in the Old City of occupied East al-Quds in Oct. 2015.

Members of Shurouq Dwayyat's family told Ma'an news agency that the sentence also included a fine of 80,000 shekels [$20,929].

Shurouq was shot and injured by a 35-year-old ‘Israeli' settler in al-Quds Old City after she allegedly attempted to stab him on Oct. 7, 2015.

However, witnesses told Ma'an that she had been assaulted by the "Israeli" settler and did not have any sharp objects on her at the time of the incident.

After initially being treated at Hadassah Hospital in Ein Karem, Shurouq was later taken to Hasharon prison.

Last week, an ‘Israeli' military court sentenced 15-year-old Natalie Shukha to a year and a half in prison after she was convicted of attempting to stab a Zionist soldier at a military checkpoint.

Shukha was shot in the chest and injured by ‘Israeli' occupation forces on the scene.

According to prisoners' rights group Addameer, some 10,000 Palestinian women and girls have been detained by ‘Israeli' occupation forces over the past 45 years. In 2015 alone, the Zionist forces detained 106 Palestinian women and girls, which according to the group represented a 70 percent increase compared to detention numbers in 2013.

Source: News Agencies, Edited by website team