Palestinian jail breakers who escaped prison using spoons, plates indicted
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Palestinian jail breakers who escaped prison using spoons, plates indicted
Agence France-Presse
Published Oct 04, 2021 09:35 AM PHT
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Updated Oct 04, 2021 10:06 AM PHT

ISRAEL - Six Palestinian prisoners who made a daring escaping from an Israeli prison in September were formally indicted Sunday, Israel's justice ministry said.
ISRAEL - Six Palestinian prisoners who made a daring escaping from an Israeli prison in September were formally indicted Sunday, Israel's justice ministry said.
The men were charged with escaping from the high-security Gilboa prison in northern Israel while five others were accused of assisting them, a statement said.
The men were charged with escaping from the high-security Gilboa prison in northern Israel while five others were accused of assisting them, a statement said.
The inmates -- five from the Palestinian Islamic Jihad militant group and one belonging to the armed branch of the Palestinian Authority's Fatah faction -- had been held for attacks against Israel.
The inmates -- five from the Palestinian Islamic Jihad militant group and one belonging to the armed branch of the Palestinian Authority's Fatah faction -- had been held for attacks against Israel.
According to the charge sheet, at the end of 2020 they began digging a tunnel under the sink of their cell's bathroom.
According to the charge sheet, at the end of 2020 they began digging a tunnel under the sink of their cell's bathroom.
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"The defendants carried out the digging work daily in shifts, accommodated to their routine to prevent them from being caught, while using improvised digging tools," the indictment said.
"The defendants carried out the digging work daily in shifts, accommodated to their routine to prevent them from being caught, while using improvised digging tools," the indictment said.
One of them, Mahmud Abdullah Ardah, said after he was recaptured that he had used spoons, plates and even the handle of a kettle to dig the tunnel.
One of them, Mahmud Abdullah Ardah, said after he was recaptured that he had used spoons, plates and even the handle of a kettle to dig the tunnel.
By September 5, the 30-metre-long tunnel (around 98 feet), ending beyond the prison's wall, was complete, the indictment said, with the convicts escaping that night.
By September 5, the 30-metre-long tunnel (around 98 feet), ending beyond the prison's wall, was complete, the indictment said, with the convicts escaping that night.
The six -- hailed as heroes by Palestinians -- were recaptured in batches during a major Israeli manhunt in September.
The six -- hailed as heroes by Palestinians -- were recaptured in batches during a major Israeli manhunt in September.
In addition to Ardah, an Islamic Jihad member and the alleged mastermind of the escape, they include Zakaria Zubeidi who headed the Fatah armed wing in northern West Bank city Jenin.
In addition to Ardah, an Islamic Jihad member and the alleged mastermind of the escape, they include Zakaria Zubeidi who headed the Fatah armed wing in northern West Bank city Jenin.
The other four are Ayham Kamamji, Munadel Infeiat, Yaqub Qadri and Mohammad Ardah.
The other four are Ayham Kamamji, Munadel Infeiat, Yaqub Qadri and Mohammad Ardah.
Israel has launched an investigation into how they pulled off their daring escaping.
Israel has launched an investigation into how they pulled off their daring escaping.
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