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Released Palestinian prisoners welcomed by cheering crowd Following the release of three hostages by Hamas, 183 Palestinian prisoners are expected to be freed by Israel.

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“At one point during the coverage we mistakenly called the hostages ‘prisoners’ and we would like to apologise.” The three men were released early Saturday morning in exchange for 81 Palestinian ...