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First prisoner exchange brings scenes of celebration to West Bank streets

Two Palestinian women embrace after one of the young women was released from Israeli prison as part of the first wave of prisoner exchanges that were agreed to in a ceasefire deal between Hamas and Israel. On Sunday, January 19th, 90 Palestinian prisoners were released, mostly women and children. Beitunia, Ramallah, occupied West Bank (Photo: Qassam Muaddi)Scenes of celebration overtook the streets of Ramallah as the first group of Palestinian prisoners, mostly women, were released as part of the Israel-Hamas ceasefire deal. Despite the joy many felt, tensions remain high in the West Bank.

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