Palestinians flocked to the streets near Ramallah in the Israeli occupied West Bank on Monday (Jan 20) to welcome Palestinian inmates who were freed from Israeli prisons as part of a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas.
Among those released were Abla Saadat, the wife of Ahmed Saadat, the secretary-general of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine, and political activist Khalida Jarrar.
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Among those released were Abla Saadat, the wife of Ahmed Saadat, the secretary-general of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine, and political activist Khalida Jarrar.
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00:00Palestinians in the West Bank and Jerusalem cheered and wept after 90 prisoners were freed
00:13by Israel on the early hours of Monday, as Hamas released three Israeli hostages on the
00:18first day of a ceasefire, suspending a 15-month-old war that has devastated the Gaza Strip and
00:24inflamed the Middle East.
00:26Those freed from Israeli prisons included 69 women and 21 teenage boys.
00:56Abla Sadat, the wife of Ahmed Sadat, the Secretary General of the Popular Front for the Liberation
01:20of Palestine, was also released.
01:23She has been imprisoned since 2006 for allegedly planning the assassination of Israeli Minister
01:29Rehovam Ze'evi.
01:31Another prominent Palestinian prisoner released was attorney Khalida Jarrar, a member of the
01:36Palestinian Legislative Council, who represents the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine.
01:42The political activist played an important role in the Palestinian Authority's legal
01:47battle against Israel at the International Criminal Court.
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