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Palestinian child recalls moment Israeli soldiers arrested her in Hebron

‘I was really scared of the Israeli soldiers. I didn’t know why they came. I didn’t know why they stopped me’

12-year-old Salwa Sidr recalls the moment Israeli soldiers arrested her in her home in Hebron, occupied West Bank, after a settler accused her of carrying a knife.

Footage of the young Palestinian girl handcuffed and frightened went viral on social media and caused outrage
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