A Palestinian prisoner meets his relatives just after he was released from the Israeli jail at the check point on the entrance to Tul Karem. A Palestinian prisoner (C) meets his relatives just after he was released from the Israeli jail at the check point on the entrance to the Palestinian West Bank town of Tul Karem February 21, 2005. Israel freed 500 Palestinian prisoners on Monday in the largest mass release for nearly a decade, a gesture meant to bolster a cease-fire deal with new Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas. REUTERS/Nir Elias