Prison authorities in Israel released 39 Palestinian detainees, they said early Sunday, under an agreement between Israel and Hamas that earlier saw 13 Israeli hostages freed by the Hamas from the Gaza Strip.
Television images showed prisoners being welcomed home in annexed east Jerusalem.
Palestinians celebrate as they wait for prisoners released from the Israeli Ofer military facility in exchange for hostages freed by Hamas in Gaza, in Ramallah in the occupied West Bank early on Sunday. AFP
