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BEITUNIA, West Bank — Cheers erupted among Palestinians on Monday as Israel released nearly 2,000 prisoners under a Gaza ceasefire agreement that saw them exchanged for Israeli hostages freed by Hamas.
Large crowds greeted the freed prisoners in Beitunia in the Israeli-occupied West Bank and in Khan Younis in Gaza, flashing V-for-victory signs as they descended from International Committee of the Red Cross buses.
In Beitunia, they were given traditional keffiyeh scarves as a show of nationalist pride.
Some were lifted onto people"s shoulders.
Others sank into chairs, exhausted.
“It was an indescribable journey of suffering — hunger, unfair treatment, oppression, torture and curses — more than anything you could imagine,” said Kamal Abu Shanab, a 51-year-old from the West Bank town of Tulkarem who was released after more than 18 years in prison.
His face was gaunt.
He said he lost 139 pounds (59 kilograms) in prison.
“We don’t recognize him.
He’s not the person we knew.
Our uncle doesn’t look like our uncle,” said his niece, Farah Abu Shanab.
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