Crowds cheering, waving flags and setting off fireworks gave the freed prisoners a hero's welcome early Tuesday, in both the West Bank and the Gaza Strip.
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas and other officials greeted a group of them in Ramallah with hugs and kisses, and Abbas vowed to press for more prisoners to be allowed to go home.
"We will not sign a final peace deal with Israel until all the prisoners are released," declared Abbas.
The latest release was the third of four agreed to with Israel, under which a total of 104 Palestinians will be freed.
The releases infuriate many Israelis, including some members of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's Cabinet. They consider the ex-prisoners terrorists.
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry is due to travel to the Middle East this week, where the State Department said he will propose a framework for final status negotiations between Israel and the Palestinians.
A spokeswoman gave no details of the framework Monday other than saying it would address all core issues between the two sides.
Israel and the Palestinians resumed peace talks in July after a three-year break. Israel agreed to the prisoner release and the Palestinians dropped their demand for Israel to stop settlement construction before final status talks are held.
Kerry leaves for Jerusalem Wednesday and will then proceed to Ramallah. The secretary of state has made a Middle East peace agreement a top foreign policy goal. He has made frequent trips to the region in the past year.
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