Israeli Soldier, Palestinian Prisoners Freed in Exchange

Israeli soldier Gilad Shalit (C) is escorted by intelligence officers upon his arrival at the Egyptian side of the Rafah border crossing on October 18, 2011 following his release after 5 years of Hamas captivity under the terms of an Egyptian-mediated dea

Israelis in the northern village of Mitzpe Hila watch a television broadcast of an interview with Gilad Shalit October 18, 2011. (Reuters)

Residents wave flags and cheer as a vehicle carrying released Israeli soldier Gilad Schalit arrives in Mitzpe Hila, northern Israel, October 18, 2011. (AP)

Israeli border police fire teargas at Palestinians outside the Ofer military prison near the in West Bank city of Ramallah, October 18, 2011. (AP)

Palestinian prisoners cross to the southern Gaza Strip from the Egyptian side of the Rafah border on October 18, 2011. (AFP)

Grandfather of Khaled Muhasen reacts after seeing his grandson released from Israeli jail, in Jerusalem, October 18, 2011. (AP)

A Palestinian woman flashes the "V" for victory sign as she holds a picture of a relative held in an Israeli prison during a gathering at the Red Cross' offices in Gaza City to celebrate the upcoming release of Palestinian inmates from Israeli jails, Oct

Sameh al-Bis, father of Palestinian prisoner Wafa al-Bis, shows a picture of his daughter, while gathering with relatives and friends at their family home in Beit Lahiya, northern Gaza Strip, October 12, 2011. (AP)

Relatives of Palestinian prisoners, about to be freed in a prisoner swap between Hamas and Israel, celebrate as they prepare to receive them at Rafah Crossing in the southern Gaza Strip October 18, 2011. Gaza's Hamas Islamist rulers released captured Isra

A Palestinian woman holds a flag of the militant Palestinian group Hamas, left, and a flag of Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas's Fatah group in the other hand during a rally, at the Shatila Palestinian refugee camp, in Beirut, Lebanon, October 18, 2011