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Source: http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/middle-east/palestinian-view-despite-the-siege-and-the-suffering-we-can-share-in-a-feeling-of-victory-2372564.

Palestinians View Prisoner Exchange as a Victory

(Independent-UK) Catrina Stewart - Masked and heavily armed militants from Hamas' armed wing, the Al Qassam Brigades, joined the hundreds of thousands of jubilant Palestinians who crowded into Gaza City's Al-Katiba Square to greet the arrival of nearly 300 newly freed prisoners. On a stage bedecked with flags and garlands, a giant poster depicted the capture of an Israeli soldier as the crowd chanted: "We want another Shalit!" Hamas Prime Minister Ismail Haniyeh told the crowd: "Some described Shalit's captivity as a worthless adventure but today they are proven wrong." "Palestinians have a feeling of victory," said Atef Masad, 46. "It is something we have taken from Israel by force. It is something we can't get through negotiations."

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