Palestinians mark Prisoners Day

April 17, 2007

Mass rallies in the West Bank and Gaza to commemorate the 11,000 Palestinians held in Israeli jails. Palestinians have been pressing Israel to release as many as 1,400 prisoners in exchange for an Israeli soldier seized by Gaza militants last June. Meanwhile, friends and colleagues of kidnapped BBC reporter Alan Johnston renewed calls for his release. Scuffles broke out as protesters tried to storm the Palestinian parliament.