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Opinion: Why Palestinian teenagers are driven to battle
23 August 2024 09:15 BST
When it comes to the world’s normalisation and acceptance of Palestinians being killed by Israeli forces, it should be of no surprise that the deaths of two Palestinian teenagers in the occupied West Bank in separate incidents last week barely registered.
What was extraordinary about these 18-year-olds was their commitment to fighting Israeli occupation, despite their young age.
Wael Mishah and Tariq Daoud were both released during the prisoner exchange between Israel and Hamas last November. During the swap deal, 240 Palestinian women and children were freed in exchange for 81 Israelis and 24 foreigners held in the Gaza Strip.
According to the Palestinian Prisoners Society, Israel has since rearrested 24 of those it released.
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