The BBC’s Jon Donnison watched on in Ramallah as Palestinian prisoners freed by Israel were greeted by cheering crowds in the West Bank.
Israel is foreseeed to free up to 200 Palestinian prisoners on Saturday, but around 70 are set to be deported.
Earlier four Israeli prisoners returned to Israel after they were handed over to the Red Cross by Hamas in Gaza City.
It is the second part of an Israeli prisoner free and Palestinian prisoner swap since a finishfire was concurd earlier this month.