In Jenin, Zubeidi’s hometown and perhaps the home of the other escapees as well, celebratory gunfire was heard Monday morning. Hamas, too, hailed the escape as a “heroic act of determination and willpower against the occupying forces.” The PIJ praised the escape on Monday morning as a “victory over the occupation.” The IDs of the six Palestinian terrorists who escaped from Gilboa Prison. Three of them had attempted escape in the past.Īn unnamed police source told Channel 12 the incident appeared to be “one of the gravest incidents” in recent memory.Īccording to Channel 13, Israeli security officials believe the six will attempt to flee to either Jordan or the Palestinian city of Jenin.Īrmy Radio said the men appeared to have received some outside help. The six were all in jail for life in connection with deadly attacks against Israelis, and all were considered highly dangerous. The hole dug by the terrorists from their prison cell. They were reported missing around 4 a.m., but may have fled hours earlier. The six were cellmates and tunneled out of Gilboa Prison in Beit Shean, where security forces launched a search. The brigades carried out deadly attacks against Israelis during a 2000-2005 Palestinian Intifada. They were identified by authorities as members of terrorist groups.įive of the prisoners belonged to the Palestinian Islamic Jihad terrorist organization and one, Zakaria Zubeidi, was a former commander of the Al-Aqsa Martyrs Brigades, a terrorist group affiliated with the Fatah faction. (Reuters/Gil Eliyahu)Ī massive manhunt was underway Monday morning after six Palestinians escaped from a high-security Israeli prison. Israeli security personnel stand together during searches outside Gilboa prison after six Palestinian terrorists broke out of it on Monday morning.
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