On Sept. 6, the Al Jazeera news website reported that six Palestinian inmates had escaped from Gilboa prison. north of israel with the highest security system The prisoners had spent more than a year secretly digging tunnels from the shared toilets in the cells. connected to the tunnel structure of the prison and then escaping
Israeli police said At first, no one knew the prisoner was missing. until being informed by a farmer that Six men dressed as prisoners were seen running across the fields. Security forces have ordered all road closures, patrols and raids in the West Bank. to hunt down these Palestinian prisoners. Israeli authorities have ordered the transfer of 400 prisoners to special detention centers. as a measure to protect others find another way to escape
The Israeli army radio reported that The escaped prisoners were expected to be rescued by outsiders. and believed that the prisoners would hide into the city of Jenin North of the West Bank which is a recognized area of the Palestinian Authority
News reports stated that Among the escaped prisoners included Zakaryye Subedi, 46, a former Fatah political party leader, and five others who were members of the Islamic Jihad movement. Most are serving life sentences. The base was linked to an attack on Israel during the Palestinian uprising. In the early 2000s
