Three Israelis, 183 prisoners freed as border reopens

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Why are Israeli’s described as heroic hostages whilst Palestinians are described as Terrorists with no pictures of their family reunions – usual dishonesty from ALL media across the world – Mark

Palestinian militant group Hamas has handed over three Israeli hostages as dozens of Palestinian prisoners and detainees were released in exchange, in the latest stage of a truce aimed at ending the 15-month war in the Gaza Strip.
Ofer Kalderon, a French-Israeli dual citizen, and Yarden Bibas were handed over to Red Cross officials in the southern Gaza city of Khan Younis before being transferred to Israel.
Israeli-US citizen Keith Siegel was separately handed over at the Gaza City seaport.
Hours later, 183 Palestinian prisoners and detainees were released in the exchange.
Among them, 150 arrived in Gaza while 32 got off a bus in Ramallah in the occupied West Bank, where they were greeted by large crowds.
One freed prisoner will be exiled to Egypt, according to the Hamas prisoners’ media office.
“I feel joy despite the journey of pain and hardship that we lived,” said Ali Al-Barghouti, who was serving two life sentences in an Israeli jail.
“The life sentence was broken and the occupation will one day be broken,” added Barghouti, as the crowd around him in Ramallah chanted “Allah Akbar (God is the most great)”.

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