Palestinians rejoice in West Bank as they welcome prisoners released by Israel

Описание: (25 Nov 2023)
RESTRICTION SUMMARY:

ASSOCIATED PRESS
Bituniya, West Bank - 24 November 2023
++NIGHT SHOTS++
1. Wide of Israeli prison of Ofer
2. Buses carrying released prisoners crossing from Ofer terminal gate to the West Bank town of Bituniya near Ramallah
3. Zoom out from buses carrying released prisoners
4. Pan from Red Cross vehicle to bus carrying released prisoners
5. Pan from Red Cross vehicle to people and vehicles in street
6. Wide of number of women released from prison in the first stage of swap, crowd surrounding them
7. People carrying the prisoners released on their shoulders
8. Women hugging released prisoner
9. Released prisoner, Sarah Al-Suwaisa, from Nablus, hugging her relatives
10. SOUNDBITE (Arabic) Sarah Al-Suwaisa, released prisoner:
"The Israelis came at ten in the morning and told us that there was a deal. We were suffering from difficult circumstances and tear gas was fired at us. We were wearing head covers all the time. The situation was humiliating and included psychological torture, in addition to cutting off the electricity for the prisoners. We were suffering from the cold without the electricity, and no one helped us. Only Hamas cared. Those who felt our suffering, I thank them very much, and we love them very much."
11. Released prisoners marching and holding Hamas flags
12. Released prisoner Fairous Mahmoud Al-Bo holding flowers
13. SOUNDBITE (Arabic) Fairous Mahmoud Al-Bo, released prisoner:
"Our freedom is not complete except by liberating the last prisoner in the occupation prisons. Our feeling of joy is clouded by sadness because of the massacres committed by the Israeli occupation against our people in Gaza. We extend our greetings of loyalty and support to our people in the Gaza Strip, and we can say today that we have broken the chains and closed the investigation prison cell."
14. Wide of people holding flags and celebrating release of prisoners
15. Mid of freed prisoners holding Palestinian flags and Hamas flag
16. Wide of people gathered
STORYLINE:
Palestinians rejoiced in the West Bank on Friday as they welcomed a number of prisoners released by Israel as part of the cease-fire agreement between Israel and Hamas.

The procession of freed prisoners, some accused of minor offenses and others convicted in attacks, at a checkpoint outside of Jerusalem stoked massive crowds of Palestinians into a chanting, clapping, hand-waving, screaming frenzy.

Some of those released were draped in Palestinian flags, others in the green flags of Hamas. They flashed victory signs as they crowd-surfed.

The release of the Palestinian prisoners from Israeli jails came just hours after two dozen hostages, including 13 Israelis, were released from captivity in Gaza in the initial exchange of Israeli hostages and Palestinian prisoners during the four-day cease-fire that started Friday.

Under the deal, Hamas is to release at least 50 hostages, and Israel 150 Palestinian prisoners, over the four days.

Israel said the truce can be extended an extra day for every additional 10 hostages freed.

The Palestinian detainees freed Friday included 24 women, some of whom had been sentenced to years-long prison terms over attempted stabbings and other attacks on Israeli security forces.

Others had been accused of incitement on social media.

There were also the 15 male teenagers, most of them charged with stone-throwing and “supporting terrorism,” a broadly defined accusation that underscores Israel’s long-running crackdown on young Palestinian men as violence surges in the occupied territory.









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