Bus with freed Palestinian children arrives in West Bank

A bus carrying Palestinian children released from Israeli jail arrived in the occupied West Bank early Sunday morning, according to live footage aired by Al Jazeera Arabic, as well as multiple Palestinian news outlets.

The footage showed the prisoners stepping off the bus in al-Bireh, where they were met with a massive crowd cheering them on. Many of the prisoners were placed on the shoulders of members of the crowd and paraded through the street.

The Palestinian boys who have been released are a part of the second batch of Palestinian prisoners Israel has released in exchange for the release of 13 Israelis being held by Hamas.

Israel released a total of 39 prisoners on Saturday evening and Sunday morning, a figure made up of six women and 33 children.