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| Four of six Palestinian prison escapees recaptured - Israel | Four of six Palestinian prison escapees recaptured - Israel |
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| Israeli forces set up roadblocks in Israel and the West Bank to stop the fugitives fleeing into Jordan | Israeli forces set up roadblocks in Israel and the West Bank to stop the fugitives fleeing into Jordan |
| Four of the six Palestinian inmates who escaped from a high-security jail earlier this week have been captured, Israeli police say. | Four of the six Palestinian inmates who escaped from a high-security jail earlier this week have been captured, Israeli police say. |
| Two were found at a car park in the early hours of Saturday, police said. | Two were found at a car park in the early hours of Saturday, police said. |
| The other pair was seized near the city of Nazareth on Friday. | The other pair was seized near the city of Nazareth on Friday. |
| A manhunt was launched on Monday after the six inmates had tunnelled out of Gilboa prison in northern Israel, in the first Palestinian prison break on this scale in 20 years. | A manhunt was launched on Monday after the six inmates had tunnelled out of Gilboa prison in northern Israel, in the first Palestinian prison break on this scale in 20 years. |
| The incident came after what Israeli media called a series of "blunders" by officials. | The incident came after what Israeli media called a series of "blunders" by officials. |
| Palestinian militant groups at the time hailed the escape as a "heroic" act. | Palestinian militant groups at the time hailed the escape as a "heroic" act. |
| The tunnel dug by the prisoners emerged in a dirt road outside Gilboa prison's walls | The tunnel dug by the prisoners emerged in a dirt road outside Gilboa prison's walls |
| The fugitives are believed to have dug a hole in the floor of their cell over several months. It led to a cavity underneath the prison created when piles were sunk into the ground during its construction. | The fugitives are believed to have dug a hole in the floor of their cell over several months. It led to a cavity underneath the prison created when piles were sunk into the ground during its construction. |
| They are thought to have crawled through the space to reach the prison's outer wall, then dug a tunnel that emerged in the middle of a dirt road, just below a watchtower. | They are thought to have crawled through the space to reach the prison's outer wall, then dug a tunnel that emerged in the middle of a dirt road, just below a watchtower. |
| CCTV footage captured them leaving the tunnel at about 01:30 on Monday. But the alarm was only raised at 04:00, after locals reported seeing "suspicious figures" in fields near the prison. | CCTV footage captured them leaving the tunnel at about 01:30 on Monday. But the alarm was only raised at 04:00, after locals reported seeing "suspicious figures" in fields near the prison. |
| Israeli media have blamed the jailbreak on a number of security failures. | Israeli media have blamed the jailbreak on a number of security failures. |
| They included the publication of a blueprint of the prison on the website of the architects involved in its construction; the placing of six prisoners from the West Bank city of Jenin in the same cell, including three considered of high risk of escape; and the decision to not switch on a jamming device that would have stopped them using smuggled mobile phones to communicate with people outside the jail. | They included the publication of a blueprint of the prison on the website of the architects involved in its construction; the placing of six prisoners from the West Bank city of Jenin in the same cell, including three considered of high risk of escape; and the decision to not switch on a jamming device that would have stopped them using smuggled mobile phones to communicate with people outside the jail. |
| There were also unconfirmed reports that the guard stationed in the watchtower next to the tunnel exit was asleep during the escape. | There were also unconfirmed reports that the guard stationed in the watchtower next to the tunnel exit was asleep during the escape. |
| One of those captured is Zakaria Zubeidi, is a former commander of Al-Aqsa Martyrs' Brigade in Jenin. He was arrested by Israeli forces in 2019 on suspicion of involvement in a number of shooting attacks and was standing trial. | One of those captured is Zakaria Zubeidi, is a former commander of Al-Aqsa Martyrs' Brigade in Jenin. He was arrested by Israeli forces in 2019 on suspicion of involvement in a number of shooting attacks and was standing trial. |
| The other five - Mahmoud Ardah, Mohammed Ardah, Iham Kamamji, Yaqoub Qadri and Munadil Infaat - are members of the militant group Islamic Jihad. Four of them are serving life sentences after being convicted of planning or carrying out attacks that killed Israelis. | The other five - Mahmoud Ardah, Mohammed Ardah, Iham Kamamji, Yaqoub Qadri and Munadil Infaat - are members of the militant group Islamic Jihad. Four of them are serving life sentences after being convicted of planning or carrying out attacks that killed Israelis. |
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