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Al-Araby
Al-Araby
The plight of Palestinian child prisoner Ahmed Manasra resurfaced online as his court date nears, with thousands of social media users worldwide sharing his story and demanding his release. Manasra, now 20, was arrested by Israeli forces in 2015 when he was 13 years old on suspicion that he was involved in a stabbing attack carried out by his cousin Hassan Khalid Manasra in occupied East Jerusalem. At the time of his arrest, he was assaulted by Israeli security personnel, leaving him with a fractured skull. His cousin was killed by Israeli forces after the stabbing attack, but Manasra was sent…