A Red Cross bus carrying 32 released Palestinian prisoners left Ofer Prison in the occupied West Bank and arrived in Ramallah, Al Jazeera reports.

The former detainees disembarked from the bus and were greeted by a jubilant crowd.

Some of the freed released prisoners are now being transferred to hospitals in Ramallah due to their health conditions.

A man jumps into the arms of a former Palestinian prisoner released by Israel as he and others disembark a Red Cross bus after arriving in Ramallah, in the occupied West Bank on February 1. — AFP
A man jumps into the arms of a former Palestinian prisoner released by Israel as he and others disembark a Red Cross bus after arriving in Ramallah, in the occupied West Bank on February 1. — AFP

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