"Turkey is a country which (the Palestinians) should regard as their homeland," he added, according to the report.He rejected claims that the prisoners released to Turkey may pose a threat to the country, saying that "regardless of whether we see the alleged crimes committed by them as a crime, this deal with Israel amounts to (the crimes) being written off."Amna Muna, a female prisoner who lured 16-year-old Ofir Rahum to Ramallah where he was murdered in 2001, was one of the eleven prisoners released in the deal to land in Turkey.Muna was slated to be released to Gaza, but refused, temporarily delaying the prisoner swap on Tuesday.Israel completed the transfer of all 477 prisoners being released as part of the Gilad Schalit prisoner exchange to Egypt and the West Bank on Tuesday after confirming that Schalit is in good health and had entered Israel.Some 400 wardens accompanied 10 convoys during the operation. No unusual incidents were recorded.The majority of prisoners were being transferred to Gaza from Egypt.Yaakov Lappin contributed to this report
Deported Palestinian prisoners reach destinations
Of the 40 prisoners that were deported, 15 went to Syria, 11 to Turkey, one to Jordan and the rest to Qatar, Al Jazeera reports.
"Turkey is a country which (the Palestinians) should regard as their homeland," he added, according to the report.He rejected claims that the prisoners released to Turkey may pose a threat to the country, saying that "regardless of whether we see the alleged crimes committed by them as a crime, this deal with Israel amounts to (the crimes) being written off."Amna Muna, a female prisoner who lured 16-year-old Ofir Rahum to Ramallah where he was murdered in 2001, was one of the eleven prisoners released in the deal to land in Turkey.Muna was slated to be released to Gaza, but refused, temporarily delaying the prisoner swap on Tuesday.Israel completed the transfer of all 477 prisoners being released as part of the Gilad Schalit prisoner exchange to Egypt and the West Bank on Tuesday after confirming that Schalit is in good health and had entered Israel.Some 400 wardens accompanied 10 convoys during the operation. No unusual incidents were recorded.The majority of prisoners were being transferred to Gaza from Egypt.Yaakov Lappin contributed to this report