Israel Frees More Palestinian Prisoners

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Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas (C) speaks as he welcomes Palestinian prisoners released by Israel, in Ramallah, West Bank, Dec. 31, 2013.

Palestinians hold posters depicting Palestinian prisoner Naim Shawamreh as they wait for the released prisoners to arrive in Ramallah, West Bank, Dec. 30, 2013.

Turkish forensic officers prepare to remove a vehicle front of the US consulate in Istanbul. Police detained one man after he threatened to detonate a bomb he said he was carrying. Bomb experts discovered he was not carrying a bomb.

Turkish forensic officers prepare to remove a vehicle front of the US consulate in Istanbul. Police detained one man after he threatened to detonate a bomb he said he was carrying. Bomb experts discovered he was not carrying a bomb.

A prisoner released from an Israeli prison (C, back to camera) is welcomed by relatives in Ramallah, West Bank, Dec. 31, 2013. 

Relatives of Palestinian prisoner Rami Barbakh, who has been held by Israel since 1994, celebrate ahead of his expected release in Khan Younis, Gaza Strip, Dec. 30, 2013.