Israel released 255 Palestinian prisoners on Friday as part of a series of goodwill gestures designed to bolster Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas in his standoff against Hamas.
The majority of the prisoners were aligned with Abbas' Fatah faction.
Crowds of people gathered in the West Bank cheered as the buses rolled through the Beitunya checkpoint and into Palestinian Authority territory. 
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