# Ramallah · 19 October 2011 > Photos and videos from Ramallah on 19 October 2011. ## Facts - **What:** Ramallah · 19 October 2011 (News story) - **Where:** [Ramallah](https://apa.atyaf.co/location/ramallah) - **When:** 2011-10-18 – 2011-10-19 - **Media:** 34 photos, 0 videos, 0 rushes - **Credit:** © apaimages / Issam Rimawi, Mufeed Abu Hasnah - **Licensing:** Editorial licenses on request: https://apa.atyaf.co/pricing (sales@apa.atyaf.co). Previews are watermarked. - **Canonical URL:** https://apa.atyaf.co/story/ramallah-2011-10-19 - **Last updated:** 2026-10-20T21:06:39+00:00 - **Arabic version:** https://apa.atyaf.co/ar/story/ramallah-2011-10-19 ## Media in this story - [Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas welcomes hundreds of prisoners released from Israeli jails](https://apa.atyaf.co/photo/APA-PH-2011-020594) — APA-PH-2011-020594 · photo · 2011-10-18 · Ramallah, Palestinian Territory · © APA Images / Issam Rimawi Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas welcomes hundreds of prisoners released from Israeli jails on Oct. 18, 2011 at the Palestinian Authority headquarters in the West Bank city of Ramallah. Hundreds of people gathered in Ramallah to celebrate the return of prisoners freed under a swap deal with Israel which freed captured Israeli soldier Gilad SHlait after five years of captivity.i. Photo by Issam R... - [Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas welcomes hundreds of prisoners released from Israeli jails](https://apa.atyaf.co/photo/APA-PH-2011-020595) — APA-PH-2011-020595 · photo · 2011-10-18 · Ramallah, Palestinian Territory · © APA Images / Issam Rimawi Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas welcomes hundreds of prisoners released from Israeli jails on Oct. 18, 2011 at the Palestinian Authority headquarters in the West Bank city of Ramallah. Hundreds of people gathered in Ramallah to celebrate the return of prisoners freed under a swap deal with Israel which freed captured Israeli soldier Gilad SHlait after five years of captivity.i. Photo by Issam R... - [Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas welcomes hundreds of prisoners released from Israeli jails](https://apa.atyaf.co/photo/APA-PH-2011-020596) — APA-PH-2011-020596 · photo · 2011-10-18 · Ramallah, Palestinian Territory · © APA Images / Issam Rimawi Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas welcomes hundreds of prisoners released from Israeli jails on Oct. 18, 2011 at the Palestinian Authority headquarters in the West Bank city of Ramallah. Hundreds of people gathered in Ramallah to celebrate the return of prisoners freed under a swap deal with Israel which freed captured Israeli soldier Gilad SHlait after five years of captivity.i. Photo by Issam R... - [Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas welcomes hundreds of prisoners released from Israeli jails](https://apa.atyaf.co/photo/APA-PH-2011-020597) — APA-PH-2011-020597 · photo · 2011-10-18 · Ramallah, Palestinian Territory · © APA Images / Issam Rimawi Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas welcomes hundreds of prisoners released from Israeli jails on Oct. 18, 2011 at the Palestinian Authority headquarters in the West Bank city of Ramallah. Hundreds of people gathered in Ramallah to celebrate the return of prisoners freed under a swap deal with Israel which freed captured Israeli soldier Gilad SHlait after five years of captivity.i. Photo by Issam R... - [Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas welcomes hundreds of prisoners released from Israeli jails](https://apa.atyaf.co/photo/APA-PH-2011-020598) — APA-PH-2011-020598 · photo · 2011-10-18 · Ramallah, Palestinian Territory · © APA Images / Issam Rimawi Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas welcomes hundreds of prisoners released from Israeli jails on Oct. 18, 2011 at the Palestinian Authority headquarters in the West Bank city of Ramallah. Hundreds of people gathered in Ramallah to celebrate the return of prisoners freed under a swap deal with Israel which freed captured Israeli soldier Gilad SHlait after five years of captivity.i. Photo by Issam R... - [Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas welcomes hundreds of prisoners released from Israeli jails](https://apa.atyaf.co/photo/APA-PH-2011-020599) — APA-PH-2011-020599 · photo · 2011-10-18 · Ramallah, Palestinian Territory · © APA Images / Issam Rimawi Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas welcomes hundreds of prisoners released from Israeli jails on Oct. 18, 2011 at the Palestinian Authority headquarters in the West Bank city of Ramallah. Hundreds of people gathered in Ramallah to celebrate the return of prisoners freed under a swap deal with Israel which freed captured Israeli soldier Gilad SHlait after five years of captivity.i. Photo by Issam R... - [Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas welcomes hundreds of prisoners released from Israeli jails](https://apa.atyaf.co/photo/APA-PH-2011-020600) — APA-PH-2011-020600 · photo · 2011-10-18 · Ramallah, Palestinian Territory · © APA Images / Issam Rimawi Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas welcomes hundreds of prisoners released from Israeli jails on Oct. 18, 2011 at the Palestinian Authority headquarters in the West Bank city of Ramallah. Hundreds of people gathered in Ramallah to celebrate the return of prisoners freed under a swap deal with Israel which freed captured Israeli soldier Gilad SHlait after five years of captivity.i. Photo by Issam R... - [A Palestinian prisoner is welcomed by a crowd following the release of hundreds of prisoners from Israeli jails](https://apa.atyaf.co/photo/APA-PH-2011-020640) — APA-PH-2011-020640 · photo · 2011-10-18 · Ramallah, Palestinian Territory · © APA Images / Issam Rimawi A Palestinian prisoner is welcomed by a crowd following the release of hundreds of prisoners from Israeli jails on October 18,2011 at the Palestinian Authority headquarters in the West Bank city of Ramallah. Crowds of Palestinians, many of them overwhelmed and in tears, welcomed home hundreds of freed detainees in the West Bank and Gaza, under a landmark prisoner exchange deal. Photo by Issam Rima... - [A Palestinian prisoner is welcomed by a crowd following the release of hundreds of prisoners from Israeli jails](https://apa.atyaf.co/photo/APA-PH-2011-020641) — APA-PH-2011-020641 · photo · 2011-10-18 · Ramallah, Palestinian Territory · © APA Images / Issam Rimawi A Palestinian prisoner is welcomed by a crowd following the release of hundreds of prisoners from Israeli jails on October 18,2011 at the Palestinian Authority headquarters in the West Bank city of Ramallah. Crowds of Palestinians, many of them overwhelmed and in tears, welcomed home hundreds of freed detainees in the West Bank and Gaza, under a landmark prisoner exchange deal. Photo by Issam Rima... - [A Palestinian prisoner is welcomed by a crowd following the release of hundreds of prisoners from Israeli jails](https://apa.atyaf.co/photo/APA-PH-2011-020642) — APA-PH-2011-020642 · photo · 2011-10-18 · Ramallah, Palestinian Territory · © APA Images / Issam Rimawi A Palestinian prisoner is welcomed by a crowd following the release of hundreds of prisoners from Israeli jails on October 18,2011 at the Palestinian Authority headquarters in the West Bank city of Ramallah. Crowds of Palestinians, many of them overwhelmed and in tears, welcomed home hundreds of freed detainees in the West Bank and Gaza, under a landmark prisoner exchange deal. Photo by Issam Rima... - [A Palestinian prisoner is welcomed by a crowd following the release of hundreds of prisoners from Israeli jails](https://apa.atyaf.co/photo/APA-PH-2011-020643) — APA-PH-2011-020643 · photo · 2011-10-18 · Ramallah, Palestinian Territory · © APA Images / Issam Rimawi A Palestinian prisoner is welcomed by a crowd following the release of hundreds of prisoners from Israeli jails on October 18,2011 at the Palestinian Authority headquarters in the West Bank city of Ramallah. Crowds of Palestinians, many of them overwhelmed and in tears, welcomed home hundreds of freed detainees in the West Bank and Gaza, under a landmark prisoner exchange deal. Photo by Issam Rima... - [A Palestinian prisoner is welcomed by a crowd following the release of hundreds of prisoners from Israeli jails](https://apa.atyaf.co/photo/APA-PH-2011-020644) — APA-PH-2011-020644 · photo · 2011-10-18 · Ramallah, Palestinian Territory · © APA Images / Issam Rimawi A Palestinian prisoner is welcomed by a crowd following the release of hundreds of prisoners from Israeli jails on October 18,2011 at the Palestinian Authority headquarters in the West Bank city of Ramallah. Crowds of Palestinians, many of them overwhelmed and in tears, welcomed home hundreds of freed detainees in the West Bank and Gaza, under a landmark prisoner exchange deal. Photo by Issam Rima... - [A Palestinian prisoner is welcomed by a crowd following the release of hundreds of prisoners from Israeli jails](https://apa.atyaf.co/photo/APA-PH-2011-020645) — APA-PH-2011-020645 · photo · 2011-10-18 · Ramallah, Palestinian Territory · © APA Images / Issam Rimawi A Palestinian prisoner is welcomed by a crowd following the release of hundreds of prisoners from Israeli jails on October 18,2011 at the Palestinian Authority headquarters in the West Bank city of Ramallah. Crowds of Palestinians, many of them overwhelmed and in tears, welcomed home hundreds of freed detainees in the West Bank and Gaza, under a landmark prisoner exchange deal. Photo by Issam Rima... - [A Palestinian prisoner is welcomed by a crowd following the release of hundreds of prisoners from Israeli jails](https://apa.atyaf.co/photo/APA-PH-2011-020646) — APA-PH-2011-020646 · photo · 2011-10-18 · Ramallah, Palestinian Territory · © APA Images / Issam Rimawi A Palestinian prisoner is welcomed by a crowd following the release of hundreds of prisoners from Israeli jails on October 18,2011 at the Palestinian Authority headquarters in the West Bank city of Ramallah. Crowds of Palestinians, many of them overwhelmed and in tears, welcomed home hundreds of freed detainees in the West Bank and Gaza, under a landmark prisoner exchange deal. Photo by Issam Rima... - [A Palestinian prisoner is welcomed by a crowd following the release of hundreds of prisoners from Israeli jails](https://apa.atyaf.co/photo/APA-PH-2011-020647) — APA-PH-2011-020647 · photo · 2011-10-18 · Ramallah, Palestinian Territory · © APA Images / Issam Rimawi A Palestinian prisoner is welcomed by a crowd following the release of hundreds of prisoners from Israeli jails on October 18,2011 at the Palestinian Authority headquarters in the West Bank city of Ramallah. Crowds of Palestinians, many of them overwhelmed and in tears, welcomed home hundreds of freed detainees in the West Bank and Gaza, under a landmark prisoner exchange deal. Photo by Issam Rima... - [A Palestinian prisoner is welcomed by a crowd following the release of hundreds of prisoners from Israeli jails](https://apa.atyaf.co/photo/APA-PH-2011-020648) — APA-PH-2011-020648 · photo · 2011-10-18 · Ramallah, Palestinian Territory · © APA Images / Issam Rimawi A Palestinian prisoner is welcomed by a crowd following the release of hundreds of prisoners from Israeli jails on October 18,2011 at the Palestinian Authority headquarters in the West Bank city of Ramallah. Crowds of Palestinians, many of them overwhelmed and in tears, welcomed home hundreds of freed detainees in the West Bank and Gaza, under a landmark prisoner exchange deal. Photo by Issam Rima... - [A Palestinian prisoner is welcomed by a crowd following the release of hundreds of prisoners from Israeli jails](https://apa.atyaf.co/photo/APA-PH-2011-020649) — APA-PH-2011-020649 · photo · 2011-10-18 · Ramallah, Palestinian Territory · © APA Images / Issam Rimawi A Palestinian prisoner is welcomed by a crowd following the release of hundreds of prisoners from Israeli jails on October 18,2011 at the Palestinian Authority headquarters in the West Bank city of Ramallah. Crowds of Palestinians, many of them overwhelmed and in tears, welcomed home hundreds of freed detainees in the West Bank and Gaza, under a landmark prisoner exchange deal. Photo by Issam Rima... - [A Palestinian prisoner is welcomed by a crowd following the release of hundreds of prisoners from Israeli jails](https://apa.atyaf.co/photo/APA-PH-2011-020650) — APA-PH-2011-020650 · photo · 2011-10-18 · Ramallah, Palestinian Territory · © APA Images / Issam Rimawi A Palestinian prisoner is welcomed by a crowd following the release of hundreds of prisoners from Israeli jails on October 18,2011 at the Palestinian Authority headquarters in the West Bank city of Ramallah. Crowds of Palestinians, many of them overwhelmed and in tears, welcomed home hundreds of freed detainees in the West Bank and Gaza, under a landmark prisoner exchange deal. Photo by Issam Rima... - [A Palestinian prisoner is welcomed by a crowd following the release of hundreds of prisoners from Israeli jails](https://apa.atyaf.co/photo/APA-PH-2011-020651) — APA-PH-2011-020651 · photo · 2011-10-18 · Ramallah, Palestinian Territory · © APA Images / Issam Rimawi A Palestinian prisoner is welcomed by a crowd following the release of hundreds of prisoners from Israeli jails on October 18,2011 at the Palestinian Authority headquarters in the West Bank city of Ramallah. Crowds of Palestinians, many of them overwhelmed and in tears, welcomed home hundreds of freed detainees in the West Bank and Gaza, under a landmark prisoner exchange deal. Photo by Issam Rima... - [A Palestinian child cries as prisoner is welcomed by a crowd following the release of hundreds of prisoners from Israeli jails](https://apa.atyaf.co/photo/APA-PH-2011-020652) — APA-PH-2011-020652 · photo · 2011-10-18 · Ramallah, Palestinian Territory · © APA Images / Issam Rimawi A Palestinian child cries as prisoner is welcomed by a crowd following the release of hundreds of prisoners from Israeli jails on October 18,2011 at the Palestinian Authority headquarters in the West Bank city of Ramallah. Crowds of Palestinians, many of them overwhelmed and in tears, welcomed home hundreds of freed detainees in the West Bank and Gaza, under a landmark prisoner exchange deal. Phot... - [A Palestinian prisoner is welcomed by a crowd following the release of hundreds of prisoners from Israeli jails](https://apa.atyaf.co/photo/APA-PH-2011-020653) — APA-PH-2011-020653 · photo · 2011-10-18 · Ramallah, Palestinian Territory · © APA Images / Issam Rimawi A Palestinian prisoner is welcomed by a crowd following the release of hundreds of prisoners from Israeli jails on October 18,2011 at the Palestinian Authority headquarters in the West Bank city of Ramallah. Crowds of Palestinians, many of them overwhelmed and in tears, welcomed home hundreds of freed detainees in the West Bank and Gaza, under a landmark prisoner exchange deal. Photo by Issam Rima... - [A Palestinian prisoner is welcomed by a crowd following the release of hundreds of prisoners from Israeli jails](https://apa.atyaf.co/photo/APA-PH-2011-020654) — APA-PH-2011-020654 · photo · 2011-10-18 · Ramallah, Palestinian Territory · © APA Images / Issam Rimawi A Palestinian prisoner is welcomed by a crowd following the release of hundreds of prisoners from Israeli jails on October 18,2011 at the Palestinian Authority headquarters in the West Bank city of Ramallah. Crowds of Palestinians, many of them overwhelmed and in tears, welcomed home hundreds of freed detainees in the West Bank and Gaza, under a landmark prisoner exchange deal. Photo by Issam Rima... - [A Palestinian prisoner is welcomed by a crowd following the release of hundreds of prisoners from Israeli jails](https://apa.atyaf.co/photo/APA-PH-2011-020655) — APA-PH-2011-020655 · photo · 2011-10-18 · Ramallah, Palestinian Territory · © APA Images / Issam Rimawi A Palestinian prisoner is welcomed by a crowd following the release of hundreds of prisoners from Israeli jails on October 18,2011 at the Palestinian Authority headquarters in the West Bank city of Ramallah. Crowds of Palestinians, many of them overwhelmed and in tears, welcomed home hundreds of freed detainees in the West Bank and Gaza, under a landmark prisoner exchange deal. Photo by Issam Rima... - [A Palestinian prisoner is welcomed by a crowd following the release of hundreds of prisoners from Israeli jails](https://apa.atyaf.co/photo/APA-PH-2011-020656) — APA-PH-2011-020656 · photo · 2011-10-18 · Ramallah, Palestinian Territory · © APA Images / Issam Rimawi A Palestinian prisoner is welcomed by a crowd following the release of hundreds of prisoners from Israeli jails on October 18,2011 at the Palestinian Authority headquarters in the West Bank city of Ramallah. Crowds of Palestinians, many of them overwhelmed and in tears, welcomed home hundreds of freed detainees in the West Bank and Gaza, under a landmark prisoner exchange deal. Photo by Issam Rima... - [Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas (Abu Mazen) meets with U.S. General Consul in Jerusalem, Daniel Rob](https://apa.atyaf.co/photo/APA-PH-2011-020905) — APA-PH-2011-020905 · photo · 2011-10-19 · Ramallah, Palestinian Territory · © APA Images / Mufeed Abu Hasnah Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas (Abu Mazen) meets with U.S. General Consul in Jerusalem, Daniel Rob in the West Bank city of Ramallah on Oct. 19, 2011. Photo by Mufeed Abu Hasnah - [Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas (Abu Mazen) meets with Japanese women's team](https://apa.atyaf.co/photo/APA-PH-2011-020906) — APA-PH-2011-020906 · photo · 2011-10-19 · Ramallah, Palestinian Territory · © APA Images / Mufeed Abu Hasnah Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas (Abu Mazen) meets with Japanese women's team in the West Bank city of Ramallah on Oct. 19, 2011. Photo by Mufeed Abu Hasnah - [Palestinians wait at the Beituniya checkpoint for released Palestinian prisoners to cross into the West Bank city of Ramallah](https://apa.atyaf.co/photo/APA-PH-2011-020923) — APA-PH-2011-020923 · photo · 2011-10-19 · Ramallah, Palestinian Territory · © APA Images / Issam Rimawi Palestinians wait at the Beituniya checkpoint for released Palestinian prisoners to cross into the West Bank city of Ramallah, Tuesday, Oct. 18, 2011. The Hamas militant group released an Israeli soldier Tuesday more than five years after his capture, turning him over to Egyptian mediators in exchange for hundreds of Palestinian prisoners. Photo by Issam Rimawi - [Palestinians wait at the Beituniya checkpoint for released Palestinian prisoners to cross into the West Bank city of Ramallah](https://apa.atyaf.co/photo/APA-PH-2011-020925) — APA-PH-2011-020925 · photo · 2011-10-19 · Ramallah, Palestinian Territory · © APA Images / Issam Rimawi Palestinians wait at the Beituniya checkpoint for released Palestinian prisoners to cross into the West Bank city of Ramallah, Tuesday, Oct. 18, 2011. The Hamas militant group released an Israeli soldier Tuesday more than five years after his capture, turning him over to Egyptian mediators in exchange for hundreds of Palestinian prisoners. Photo by Issam Rimawi - [Palestinians wait at the Beituniya checkpoint for released Palestinian prisoners to cross into the West Bank city of Ramallah](https://apa.atyaf.co/photo/APA-PH-2011-020926) — APA-PH-2011-020926 · photo · 2011-10-19 · Ramallah, Palestinian Territory · © APA Images / Issam Rimawi Palestinians wait at the Beituniya checkpoint for released Palestinian prisoners to cross into the West Bank city of Ramallah, Tuesday, Oct. 18, 2011. The Hamas militant group released an Israeli soldier Tuesday more than five years after his capture, turning him over to Egyptian mediators in exchange for hundreds of Palestinian prisoners. Photo by Issam Rimawi - [Palestinians wait at the Beituniya checkpoint for released Palestinian prisoners to cross into the West Bank city of Ramallah](https://apa.atyaf.co/photo/APA-PH-2011-020927) — APA-PH-2011-020927 · photo · 2011-10-19 · Ramallah, Palestinian Territory · © APA Images / Issam Rimawi Palestinians wait at the Beituniya checkpoint for released Palestinian prisoners to cross into the West Bank city of Ramallah, Tuesday, Oct. 18, 2011. The Hamas militant group released an Israeli soldier Tuesday more than five years after his capture, turning him over to Egyptian mediators in exchange for hundreds of Palestinian prisoners. Photo by Issam Rimawi - [Palestinians wait at the Beituniya checkpoint for released Palestinian prisoners to cross into the West Bank city of Ramallah](https://apa.atyaf.co/photo/APA-PH-2011-020928) — APA-PH-2011-020928 · photo · 2011-10-19 · Ramallah, Palestinian Territory · © APA Images / Issam Rimawi Palestinians wait at the Beituniya checkpoint for released Palestinian prisoners to cross into the West Bank city of Ramallah, Tuesday, Oct. 18, 2011. The Hamas militant group released an Israeli soldier Tuesday more than five years after his capture, turning him over to Egyptian mediators in exchange for hundreds of Palestinian prisoners. Photo by Issam Rimawi - [Palestinians wait at the Beituniya checkpoint for released Palestinian prisoners to cross into the West Bank city of Ramallah](https://apa.atyaf.co/photo/APA-PH-2011-020929) — APA-PH-2011-020929 · photo · 2011-10-19 · Ramallah, Palestinian Territory · © APA Images / Issam Rimawi Palestinians wait at the Beituniya checkpoint for released Palestinian prisoners to cross into the West Bank city of Ramallah, Tuesday, Oct. 18, 2011. The Hamas militant group released an Israeli soldier Tuesday more than five years after his capture, turning him over to Egyptian mediators in exchange for hundreds of Palestinian prisoners. Photo by Issam Rimawi - [Palestinians wait at the Beituniya checkpoint for released Palestinian prisoners to cross into the West Bank city of Ramallah](https://apa.atyaf.co/photo/APA-PH-2011-020930) — APA-PH-2011-020930 · photo · 2011-10-19 · Ramallah, Palestinian Territory · © APA Images / Issam Rimawi Palestinians wait at the Beituniya checkpoint for released Palestinian prisoners to cross into the West Bank city of Ramallah, Tuesday, Oct. 18, 2011. The Hamas militant group released an Israeli soldier Tuesday more than five years after his capture, turning him over to Egyptian mediators in exchange for hundreds of Palestinian prisoners. Photo by Issam Rimawi - [Palestinians wait at the Beituniya checkpoint for released Palestinian prisoners to cross into the West Bank city of Ramallah](https://apa.atyaf.co/photo/APA-PH-2011-020931) — APA-PH-2011-020931 · photo · 2011-10-19 · Ramallah, Palestinian Territory · © APA Images / Issam Rimawi Palestinians wait at the Beituniya checkpoint for released Palestinian prisoners to cross into the West Bank city of Ramallah, Tuesday, Oct. 18, 2011. The Hamas militant group released an Israeli soldier Tuesday more than five years after his capture, turning him over to Egyptian mediators in exchange for hundreds of Palestinian prisoners. Photo by Issam Rimawi