Palestinian Prisoners Homecoming: The Road to Freedom

Edited by Adel Alsalman

Tuesday marked the first phase of the prisoner exchange between Hamas and Israel. Of a total of 1,027 Palestinians to be released, 477 were freed today, in exchange for the Israeli soldier Gilad Shalit, who has been in captivity since 2006.

Around 300 of the 477 freed from Israeli jails headed to Gaza and were greeted by their loved ones. Close to 130 others were freed in Ramallah, the West Bank.

The second phase of the trade will be carried out in the coming two months, when the remaining 550 detained Palestinians will be freed.

(Photo: REUTERS - Ahmed Jadallah)
(Photo: REUTERS - Ahmed Jadallah)
(Photo: REUTERS - Amr Abdallah Dalsh)
(Photo: REUTERS - Amr Abdallah Dalsh)
(Photo: REUTERS - Amr Abdallah Dalsh)
(Photo: REUTERS - Abed Omar Qusini)
(Photo: REUTERS - Abed Omar Qusini)
(Photo: REUTERS - Mohamad Torokman)
(Photo: Nasser Nouri)
(Photo: AFP - Mahmud Hams)
(Photo: AFP - Ahmad Gharabli)
(Photo: REUTERS - Ahmed Jadallah)
(Photo: REUTERS - Zohra Bensemra)

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Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Wed, 2011-10-19 04:48.

Beautiful photos feel the love.:)

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