Last Palestinian arrested at Khan al-Ahmar clashes released to house arrest

12 July 2018, 5:15 pm

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A military court judge orders the release of the last of a group of ten Palestinians arrested during clashes with Israeli troops at the Bedouin village of Khan al-Ahmar last week.

Sara Abu Dahuk, is accused of throwing stones at troops, though her attorney Gaby Lasky says the judge at the Ofer Military Court acknowledged that the evidence against her is weak.

She is released on bail to house arrest until Sunday, giving the prosecution an opportunity to appeal the decision.

In May, the Supreme Court ruled in favor of the state’s decision to demolish Khan al-Ahmar, located near the city-settlement of Ma’ale Adumim. Officials across the Western world have since called on Israel reverse the plan.

— Jacob Magid