West Bank and Gaza crowds greet 183 Palestinians released from prisons by Israel

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The Palestinians were released on Saturday afternoon in exchange for three Israeli civilian hostages whose gaunt appearances caused widespread condemnation.

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00:00Crowds in the West Bank and Gaza have welcomed home 183 Palestinians released from prisons

00:08by Israel.

00:09They were freed as part of the fifth round of releases to take place under the Gaza ceasefire

00:14deal between Israel and Hamas.

00:17Many Palestinians have a friend or family member who has been jailed by Israel for anything

00:22from terrorist attacks to rock throwing.

00:25Some can be held for years without trial in what's known as administrative detention,

00:29which Israel says is needed to prevent attacks.

00:33Israel views the prisoners as terrorists, while many Palestinians see them as freedom

00:37fighters resisting a decades-long military occupation.

00:41Seven Palestinians have reportedly been transferred to hospitals for immediate treatment, but

00:46no details about their health conditions have been released.

00:50Eighteen of the former prisoners released on Saturday had been sentenced to life and

00:5454 were serving long sentences for their involvement in deadly attacks against Israelis.

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