<p>Israeli authorities released the Palestinian activist Ahed Tamimi and her mother on July 29. The pair had spent about eight months in prison, according to Haaretz</a>.</p><p>Footage released by Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas showed a meeting with the Tamimi family later that day.</p><p>Tamimi is a 17-year-old member of a prominent activist family, and was imprisoned in December, 2017, for kicking and slapping an Israeli soldier</a>. A video of the incident went viral, giving her icon status</a> for Palestinians, according to international reports. Credit: President Mahmoud Abbas via Storyful</p><br />
