A released Palestinian detainee embraces her daughters in the West Bank city of Ramallah, Tuesday, Oct. 18, 2011. Hamas agreed to release Israeli soldier Galit Schalit in exchange for 1,027 Palestinian prisoners, many of them serving life sentences for resisting the Israeli occupation. The arrivals of the prisoners set off ecstatic celebrations in the West Bank and Gaza Strip, where large crowds and dignitaries greeted them. Palestine [AP] :))
![A released Palestinian detainee embraces her daughters in the West Bank city of Ramallah, Tuesday, Oct. 18, 2011. Hamas agreed to release Israeli soldier Galit Schalit in exchange for 1,027 Palestinian prisoners, many of them serving life sentences for resisting the Israeli occupation. The arrivals of the prisoners set off ecstatic celebrations in the West Bank and Gaza Strip, where large crowds and dignitaries greeted them. Palestine [AP] :))](http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ltaeclZ1wp1qbczcco1_500.jpg)