The family of Palestinian prisoner Raafat Aroki gather at a relative's house in the Gaza Strip on 17 October 2011 as they await his release as part of a deal to secure the exchange of Israeli captive soldier Gilad Shalit. Under a prisoner swap deal signed with Israel, Hamas will free Shalit, held in Gaza since 2006, in exchange for 1,027 Palestinian prisoners. Photo by Ali Jadallah