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Jubilant scenes as released Palestinian prisoners arrive in Ramallah


A former Palestinian prisoner released by Israel flashes the V for victory sign upon his arrival in Ramallah on buses of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) on February 1


Palestinian prisoner Hussam Shaheen is greeted as he is taken in an ambulance for a medical check after being released from an Israeli prison in the occupied West Bank, on Saturday, February 1


Emotional moments as Palestinian prisoners arrive in Khan Younis

Buses carrying about 150 Palestinian prisoners have arrived at the European Hospital in Khan Younis.

They are reuniting with their families. We could see them waving and speaking to their family members from the buses. They are incredibly overwhelmed and emotional and we can hear the celebrations by their families. The returned prisoners are expected to undergo a medical check.

Overwhelming, chaotic scenes are unfolding here for the families and the prisoners.


Freed Palestinian prisoners are greeted in Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip, February 1