Israel released 23 Palestinian prisoners as a goodwill gesture for the Muslim holy month of Ramadan. Those released included a Palestinian woman who had staged a hunger strike to gain her release. The woman, who has been in and out of jails for a decade, was arrested most recently in October.
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