Palestinian women hold the portraits of their jailed relatives during a protest to demand the release of Palestinian prisoners held in Israeli jails, in Gaza City, on March 23, 2009. Israeli officials met with Hamas prisoners over the past few days to discuss a prisoner exchange deal that would secure the release of an Israeli soldier held captive in the Gaza Strip for over 1,000 days, a Palestinian news agency reported Monday. [Xinhua]

Palestinian women hold the portraits of their jailed relatives during a protest to demand the release of Palestinian prisoners held in Israeli jails, in Gaza City, on March 23, 2009. [Xinhua]