Israel releases 12-year-old Palestinian girl from prison

A 12-year-old Palestinian girl, imprisoned by Israel after she confessed to planning a stabbing attack in a West Bank settlement, returned home yesterday after she was freed early following an appeal.

Dima al-Wawi is believed to be the youngest female Palestinian ever imprisoned.

Dima was greeted by about 80 relatives at her family’s house in Halhoul, a village near Hebron, a West Bank city that has been a focal point of violence. Relatives decorated the house with balloons and posters.