There were no instructions for people to alter their routines. He said he was receiving constant updates on the prison break, which occurred just hours before Israel was to mark the Jewish New Year. Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett called it a “grave incident” that required maximum effort by Israel’s various security branches. It appeared to be the biggest Palestinian escape from an Israeli prison since 1987, when six militants from the “Islamic Jihad” group broke out of a heavily guarded prison in Gaza months before the outbreak of the first intifada, or Palestinian uprising against Israel. The radio said the prisoners escaped through a tunnel from the Gilboa prison, just north of the West Bank, which is supposed to be one of Israel’s most secure facilities.Ī photo released by the prison service showed a narrow hole in the floor of a cell, and Israeli security forces could be seen examining a similar hole on a stretch of gravel just outside the walls of the prison. Israel’s Army Radio said 400 prisoners are being moved as a protective measure against any additional escape attempts. Israeli officials said they have erected roadblocks and are conducting patrols in the area. There was no immediate comment from the PA, but President Mahmoud Abbas’ Fatah party praised the escape. Efforts to capture the escapees will likely draw attention to the Palestinian Authority’s security coordination with Israel, which is deeply unpopular among Palestinians. Palestinians consider prisoners held by Israel to be heroes of their national cause, and many celebrated the escape on social media. The prisoners appear to have gone into hiding and there was no indication Israeli authorities view them as an immediate threat. The escape marks an embarrassing security breach just ahead of the Jewish New Year, when Israelis flock to the north to enjoy beaches, campsites and the Sea of Galilee. They said in a statement that Ghrayeb had a “mental condition” and died “after she had a heart attack, following an accidental fall into the (family’s) courtyard”.Israel launched a massive manhunt in the country’s north and the occupied West Bank early Monday after six Palestinian prisoners tunneled out of their cell and escaped from a high-security facility in the biggest prison break of its kind in decades. Ghrayeb’s family has denied the accusations. 22.Īt least 18 Palestinian women have been killed this year by family members angered at perceived damage to their honor, which may involve fraternizing with men or any infringement of conservative values regarding women, according to the General Union of Palestinian Women and Feminist Institutions. A Palestinian Authority investigation is underway into the death of Isra’a Ghrayeb, a make-up artist who activists say was beaten by male relatives after a video posted on Instagram allegedly showed a meeting between her and a man who had proposed to her.Īccording to Palestinian media reports, Ghrayeb sustained serious spinal injuries after falling from a balcony in her home in Beit Sahour, near Bethlehem, while trying to escape an assault by her brothers.
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