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A crowd gathers and cheers as a man, recently released from an Israeli jail, arrives in a town outside Ramallah, in the occupied West Bank. 39 prisoners were freed by Israeli authorities on Friday, part of a truce deal that also saw some 24 hostages, seized during Hamas's unprecedented attack on Israel last month, released. The exchange is part of a four-day ceasefire, offering some relief to residents of the war-torn Gaza Strip. IMAGES
Prominent Palestinian prisoner Israa Jaabis arrives at her home in Israeli-annexed East Jerusalem after her release as part of a Israel-Hamas hostage-prisoner exchange deal. Israa Jaabis, 38, was convicted of detonating a gas cylinder in her car at a checkpoint in 2015, wounding a police officer, and sentenced to 11 years in prison. IMAGES
A Palestinian is wounded by Israeli fire during clashes outside the Ofer prison, ahead of an expected release of Palestinian prisoners in exchange for Israeli hostages. Hamas militants were to release a second batch of hostages in exchange for Palestinian prisoners in Israel on Saturday, officials said, as a truce is largely being maintained in the devastated Gaza Strip after seven weeks of war that killed thousands. IMAGES
Israeli forces try to disperse crowd of Palestinians gathering in front of the Ofer prison, as they await the release of prisoners, as part of a hostage deal between Hamas and Israel. IMAGES
Exterior of the Ofer military prison, near the West Bank city of Betunia, where Palestinian prisoners are expected to be released as part of a hostage exchange deal. Palestinian prisoners will be released from three jails in Israel and the Israeli-occupied West Bank, then taken to the Ofer military camp on buses, an Israeli official told AFP on condition of anonymity, adding that they were expected to be freed in the evening. IMAGES
Supporters of Zambian President Lungu hold a rally in Lusaka during a tense presidential race, which has been marked by clashes between rival supporters. The presidential election will take place on Thursday. IMAGES.