Prisoner swap raises hope for peace
Inured to years of peace-making failure, few veteran analysts, if any think it can translate into immediate gains elsewhere. Yet the deal may have the potential to loosen the state of siege that separates the two sides.
In Gaza, thousands poured into the streets to welcome home the first of 1,027 detainees being released as part of the swap agreed by Israel and Hamas, and mediated by Egypt.
