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6 Palestinian Prisoners Break Out of Gilboa Prison

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  • 6 Sep 2021 08:27
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The Israeli occupation has announced that six Palestinian prisoners broke out of Gilboa Prison, which is under heavy security, at dawn today, Monday, through a tunnel dug under the prison.

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    6 Palestinian prisoners dig a tunnel and break out of prison

The Israeli newspaper Haaretz confirmed that six Palestinian prisoners managed to escape from Gilboa Prison near the occupied city of Beit She'an, at dawn today, Monday. 

According to the newspaper, this prison is considered one of the most fortified Israeli prisons.

The Israeli occupation announced that police forces launched a manhunt in search of the prisoners at large. They are undergoing a full-scale search operation in the area crowded with villages and towns, which is also close to the border with the northern West Bank and Jordan. 

Reports state that six prisoners dug a tunnel to break free from Gilboa prison and were reported missing around 4 am.

Israeli media websites published pictures of the tunnel that the escaped prisoners dug and escaped through, along with pictures of the prisoners. 

A real prison break 

A source from the Islamic Jihad Movement told Al Mayadeen that Mahmoud Abdullah al-Arida is the "prince" of the prisoners in Gilboa prison and the one who led the prisoners' escape. 

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The source added that the prisoners' escape constitutes a severe blow to the Israeli army and the entire regime in "Israel". 

He described the prison break as a "heroic" move, which will cause a severe shock to the Israeli security system.

According to Israeli sources, the prisoners who managed to escape through a tunnel are Zakaria al-Zubaidi, Munadel Yaqoub Nafi'at, Mohammad Qassem al-Arida, Yaqoub Mahmoud Qadri, Ayham Fouad Kamamji, Mahmoud Abdullah al-Arida, knowing that the last five are members of the Islamic Jihad Movement.

6 أسرى يتنشقون عبير الحرية، وينتظرون العودة إلى ساح الوغى ❤️

مبارك pic.twitter.com/mLLixwtJ8N

— عبد الرحمٰن السّيد (@abedgsayed) September 6, 2021

"Israel" keeps about 4,850 prisoners in its prisons, including 41 female prisoners, 225 children, and 540 administrative detainees, according to institutions specializing in prisoners' affairs.

It is worth mentioning that after several escape attempts, prison guards made a decision to keep all Islamic Jihad Movement members on top floors, not ground floors. 

Gilboa Prison under the radar

Gilboa Prison is located in northern Palestine and was newly established under the supervision of Irish experts.  

It was opened in 2004, near Shatta prison in the Bisan area of 1948. 

صور لفتحة النفق التي تمكن من خلالها 6 أسرى فلسطينيين من الهروب من سجن جلبوع الاسرائيلي الذي يعتبر من أشد سجون الاحتلال حراسة pic.twitter.com/Oc3eEEWjiX

— وكالة شهاب للأنباء (@ShehabAgency) September 6, 2021

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