CAIRO: Khaled Mashaal, head of the political bureau of the Palestinian Hamas faction, met with 43 Palestinian prisoners released in a prisoner exchange deal with Israel in Cairo on Tuesday. The released prisoners will be deported to Qatar, Syria and Turkey. The prisoners' families met their released family members amid happiness, tears and sadness. The families thanked Egyptian intelligence and members of the Palestinian resistance for their efforts to release their sons from Israeli prisons. Hamas member Ezzat el-Rashk said the three planes that will take the released prisoners to Qatar, Syria and Turkey are ready and waiting at Cairo International Airport. The released captives are supposed to be transferred by tonight.