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Palestinians await release of women and children from Israeli jail

Palestinian families are awaiting the release of Palestinian women and children from an Israeli prison in the occupied West Bank, as part of the prisoner exchange deal with Israel.

A total of 39 Palestinians are set to be released from Ofer Prison near Ramallah imminently. 

Prisoners originally from East Jerusalem will be transferred to the Israeli-occupied city where they will be freed.