Palestinian inmates leave prison for holiday of Eid al-Adha (7 images)

Palestinian inmates leave a Hamas-run prison in Gaza City after their release November 15, 2010. The Islamist Hamas movement, which controls the Gaza Strip, freed some 240 inmates on Monday, as a gesture for the Muslim holiday of Eid al-Adha. which marks the end of the annual Hajj pilgrimage to Mecca. UPI/Ismael Mohamad

Palestinian inmates leave a Hamas-run prison in Gaza City after their release November 15, 2010. The Islamist Hamas movement, which controls the Gaza Strip, freed some 240 inmates on Monday, as a gesture for the Muslim holiday of Eid al-Adha. which marks the end of the annual Hajj pilgrimage to Mecca. UPI/Ismael Mohamad

Palestinian inmates leave a Hamas-run prison in Gaza City after their release November 15, 2010. The Islamist Hamas movement, which controls the Gaza Strip, freed some 240 inmates on Monday, as a gesture for the Muslim holiday of Eid al-Adha. which marks the end of the annual Hajj pilgrimage to Mecca. UPI/Ismael Mohamad

Palestinian inmates receive instructions from a Hamas policeman before their release from a Hamas-run prison in Gaza City November 15, 2010. The Islamist Hamas movement, which controls the Gaza Strip, freed some 240 inmates on Monday, as a gesture for the Muslim holiday of Eid al-Adha. which marks the end of the annual Hajj pilgrimage to Mecca. UPI/Ismael Mohamad