Six Palestinian prisoners escape Israeli jail through tunnelIsraeli authorities have launched a manhunt after six Palestinian prisoners escaped from one of the country’s most secure jails overnight.The men are believed to have dug a hole in the floor of their cell at Gilboa prison, then crawled through a cavity and tunnelled beneath the outer wall.Officials were alerted by farmers who noticed them running through fields.The fugitives include a former leader of the militant group Al-Aqsa Martyrs’ Brigade and five Islamic Jihad members.An Israel Prison Service official described the escape as “a major security and intelligence failure”. Palestinian militant groups hailed it as “heroic”.The alarm was raised at Gilboa Prison, a high-security facility in northern Israel known as “The Safe”, when authorities received reports from local farmers about “suspicious figures” in nearby agricultural fields.When prison staff carried out a headcount at 04:00 (01:00 GMT), they found six inmates were missing.The Palestinians are believed to have made […]
Six Palestinian prisoners escape Israeli jail through tunnel
