Palestinian teen Ahed Tamimi (R) enters a military courtroom escorted by Israeli Prison Service personnel at Ofer Prison, near the West Bank city of Ramallah, January 1, 2018. REUTERS/Ammar Awad

The trial of Ahed Tamimi, the Palestinian teen who slapped an Israeli soldier

Late last year, a 16-year-old Palestinian girl in the occupied West Bank pushed, shoved and slapped an Israeli soldier who was refusing to leave her yard. Ahed Tamimi was arrested and her trial began last week. Palestinians see her as a hero. Israelis have labelled her a professional provocateur.

Watch the report by Sophie McNeill on the ABC 7:30 program.