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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
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Lorenzo Tondo and Sufian Taha in Ramallah with agencies

Palestinian families celebrate after prisoners released by Israel as part of Gaza ceasefire deal

Khalida Jarrar, a leading member of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine, is greeted by relatives as she arrives in Ramallah from the Israeli military prison of Ofer in Ramallah
Khalida Jarrar, a leading member of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine, is greeted by relatives as she arrives in Ramallah early on Monday from the Israeli military prison of Ofer in Ramallah. Photograph: Alaa Badarneh/EPA

About 90 Palestinian prisoners have been released in exchange for three Israeli hostages handed over by Hamas to Israel, as part of the ceasefire deal aimed at ending 15 months of war.

The prisoners, most of whom were freed in the early hours of Monday from Ofer prison in Ramallah in the occupied West Bank, were welcomed by thousands of people celebrating, waving the flags of Palestine and Hamas.

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