Israel arrests mentally ill woman from Beit Fajjar

[ 05/03/2011 - 08:57 AM ]

AL-KHALIL, (PIC)-- Israeli occupation forces arrested Friday evening a Palestinian young woman from Beit Fajjar north of Al-Khalil for allegedly attempting to stab an Israeli soldier. According to the woman's family, the Israeli army has arrested Amal Jamal Taqatiqa, 19, near the Etzion crossroads in eastern Beit Fajjar claiming she attempted to stab a soldier. The family submitted reports confirming Taqatiqa's mental illness to the Israeli Bethlehem liaison office seeking her release. But authorities are keeping her in custody.