Bodies of the militants returned to Palestine

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Soldiers carry the coffins of 90 Palestinian militants covered by flags, during the official ceremony at the President headquarters in the West Bank town of Ramallah.

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Residents carry the coffins of 90 Palestinian militants covered by flags, during the official ceremony at the President headquarters in the West Bank town of Ramallah.

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Family members sit next to the coffins after relatives are returned to by Israel.

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A ceremony and prayers were held at the mass funeral for the killed militants.

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A ceremony and prayers were held at the mass funeral for the killed militants.

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Coffins are draped with the Palestinian flag for the ceremony, by soldiers.

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Coffins are draped with the Palestinian flag for the ceremony, by soldiers.

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President Mahmoud Abbas put a wreath on the bodies of the martyrs.

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President Mahmoud Abbas put a wreath at the bodies of the militants for the ceremony.

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View of the coffins of 90 Palestinian militants covered by flags, during the official ceremony at the President headquarters in the West Bank town of Ramallah, 13 May 2012.

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View of the coffins of 90 Palestinian militants covered by flags, during the official ceremony at the President headquarters in the West Bank town of Ramallah, 13 May 2012.

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View of the coffins of 90 Palestinian militants covered by flags, during the official ceremony at the President headquarters in the West Bank town of Ramallah, 13 May 2012.

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Coffins are draped with the Palestinian flag for the ceremony, by soldiers.

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Coffins are draped with the Palestinian flag for the ceremony, by soldiers.

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Coffins are draped with the Palestinian flag for the ceremony, by soldiers.

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Coffins are draped with the Palestinian flag for the ceremony, by soldiers.

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Relatives react as they carry flag-drapped coffins containing the remains of Palestinian militants after an official ceremony at the President's headquarters in the West Bank town of Ramallah.

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Residents carry the coffins of 90 Palestinian militants covered by flags, during the official ceremony at the President headquarters in the West Bank town of Ramallah.

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President Mahmoud Abbas put a wreath on the bodies of the martyrs.

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Soldiers carry the coffins of 90 Palestinian militants covered by flags, during the official ceremony at the President headquarters in the West Bank town of Ramallah.

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Coffins are draped with the Palestinian flag for the ceremony, by soldiers.

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Coffins are draped with the Palestinian flag for the ceremony, by soldiers.

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Coffins are draped with the Palestinian flag for the ceremony, by soldiers.

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Palestinian Prime Minister Salam Fayyad shakes hands with a mother who lost her son.

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The remains of 91 Palestinian militants whose attacks killed hundreds of Israelis over the past 35 years were returned to the West Bank and Gaza. Israel returned the remains of about 100 Palestinians to the Gaza Strip and West Bank.

View of the coffins of 90 Palestinian militants covered by flags, during the official ceremony at the President headquarters in the West Bank town of Ramallah, 13 May 2012.
The remains beong to Palestinian militants killed by the Israeli security forces over the last 30 years. The bodies were buried in a Israeli military cemetery in the Jordan Valley, and returned as part of goodwill gesture to Palestinian President Authority Mahmoud Abbas.