( AFP ) - Israel began freeing dozens of Palestinian prisoners Monday after an hours-long delay, carrying out a goodwill gesture to president Mahmud Abbas for the Muslim holy month of Ramadan.
Two armoured windowless buses left the Ketziot prison in southern Israel around 0930 GMT and headed to the Beitunya checkpoint in the occupied West Bank.
A third bus that was supposed to leave for the Erez crossing with the Gaza Strip remained inside the prison for the time being.
