Israel on Thursday (April 10) released Ahmed Manasra, a Palestinian who took part in an attack when he was 13, and developed schizophrenia in prison as requests for early release were denied.
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00:00Israeli authorities on Thursday released Ahmed Manasra, a 23-year-old Palestinian who was convicted of attempted murder for his role in an attack on an Israeli boy in 2015.
00:14Manasra, who was detained at the age of 13 and served a nine-and-a-half-year sentence, had carried out the attack in an Israeli settlement north of Jerusalem along with his 15-year-old cousin.
00:24The cousin was shot and killed by an Israeli passerby, while Manasra was run over by a car, beaten and taunted by Israeli passersby.
00:35Doctors said Manasra developed schizophrenia in solitary confinement and tried to harm himself and others.
00:42Appeals to Israel's Supreme Court for his early release were repeatedly denied.
00:47The courts ruled that he was ineligible, regardless of age or mental condition, because he was convicted of terrorism.
00:54His lawyer said he did not have immediate information about Manasra's condition after his release, but said he was with his parents.