Turkey receives Palestinians after prisoner exchange between Israel and Hamas.

By bne IntelliNews October 19, 2011
A plane carrying 11 Palestinians, who were released as part of the prisoner swap deal between Israel and Hamas, landed in Ankara yesterday (October 18). It is not known yet whether 11 Palestinians will stay in Turkey or how long. Israel released Palestinian prisoners but deported some of them and Turkey is one of the countries that accepted to host deported Palestinians

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