By Mohammed Abu Ganeyeh BETHLEHEM, West Bank (Reuters) – Israel freed 26 Palestinian prisoners on Wednesday as part of U.S.-brokered peace efforts, however mentioned it used to be urgent on with plans to construct extra properties for Jewish settlers, in an apparent transfer to assuage hardliners. The inmates, who have been convicted of killing Israelis, basked in a heroes’ welcome from tons of of household and smartly-wishers in the occupied West Financial institution and the Gaza Strip. “Our heroes are coming house, lengthy live the prisoners,” crowds chanted outdoor the place of business of Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas within the West Bank city of Ramallah. Issa Abed Rabbo, convicted of murdering two Israeli hikers in 1984, was once carried through the alleys of the Biblical city of Bethlehem on the shoulders of cheering Palestinians as fireworks went off and patriotic songs blared.