Hundreds of Palestinians demonstrated near the West Bank town of Ramallah, calling for the release of Arab prisoners from Israeli jails. The rally coincided with the Middle East summit in Maryland, where one of the issues on the table is the release of 3,000 Palestinians held by Israel for security offenses.
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