Israeli court places Palestinian minor under house arrest

The Israeli Magistrate Court Wednesday ruled that 13-year-old Muslim Odeh, from the East Jerusalem neighborhood of Silwan arrested last week for 14th time since he was nine, will be released from prison and placed under house arrest for one month, according to his father Mousa Odeh. Muslim was arrested last week for allegedly throwing rocks at Israeli police in Silwan. The court set a bail of $280 for his release. According to Mousa Odeh, the Israeli prosecutor wanted his son to be expelled from his home in Silwan for one month and to pay a bail of around $1500 dollars. He said the Israeli police have 32 claims against his son, including throwing stones, bottles and fireworks at Israeli soldiers and at a settlement outpost in Silwan.