Teenage Palestinian girl to be sentenced to 6 years in prison

The Israeli magistrate's court in the occupied al-Quds ('Jerusalem') on Sunday postponed announcing a sentence for 16-year-old Manar Shweiki, accused of planning to carry out a stabbing attack against Israelis.

The ruling was postponed until the court receives a report regarding her behavior over the course of the year that she has already served in Israeli custody. Nevertheless, Shweiki's lawyer Mustafa Yahya said he already reached a plea bargain with the Israeli prosecution, according to which Shweiki will be sentenced to six years in prison.

Shweiki was detained on Dec. 22, 2015 in the Wadi Hilweh area of Silwan in occupied al-Quds, when she was accused of planning to carry out a stabbing attack against Israelis.

Israeli authorities claimed at the time that she was carrying a knife in her school bag.

She is currently being held at Israel's HaSharon prison.