Dima al-Wawi spent more than two months in prison. The youngster was handed over to Palestinian authorities at Tulkarem crossing point into the northern West Bank. She lives in family home near Hebron in the south of the territory.

She was arrested, wearing her school uniform, on February 9 at the entrance to a Jewish settlement in the occupied West Bank.

Under a plea bargain with Israeli military prosecutors, Wawi pleaded guilty to attempted murder and possession of a knife and was sentenced to four months in an Israeli prison and a further six-week suspended sentence.

Israel is currently holding about 450 Palestinian minors, around 100 of whom are under 16. 

Dima was greeted by relatives at her family's house in Halhoul, a village near Hebron. Relatives decorated the house with balloons and posters.

Dima said: 'I am happy to be out. Prison is bad. During my time in prison I missed my classmates and my friends and family.'

Her imprisonment put Israel's military justice system in a tough spot because of her young age.

By contrast, Israeli settlers in the West Bank, as well as Jewish and Arab citizens of Israel, are subject to Israeli civil law, which does not allow anyone under 14 to go to jail.

The incident came amid 7 month Israelis violence at least 190 Palestinians have died from Israeli fire. Israel says most were attackers, and the rest died in clashes with Israeli security forces.

Many of the Palestinian victims (who Zionist Regime Call them Palestinian Knife Attackers) have been teenagers or in their early 20s.

Palestinian officials say it is the result of despair living under Israeli occupation and frustration over the prospect of ever reaching statehood.

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