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Ahmad Manasra, Jailed by Israel When He Was 13, Freed After Decade Behind Bars

HeadlineApr 11, 2025

Israel has released a Palestinian prisoner who was held for nearly a decade after his arrest at age 13. In 2015, Ahmad Manasra was arrested and jailed after an altercation with two Israelis near an illegal settlement in occupied East Jerusalem. The settlers survived the attack; Manasra’s cousin was shot dead, and Manasra was severely beaten and run over by an Israeli driver. He was convicted of attempted murder even though he was a child at the time and carried no weapon. Family members hope Manasra can now receive treatment for severe mental health problems he developed during his nine-and-a-half years in prison.

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