Israel: Four of six Palestinian prison escapees recaptured

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Israeli troops detain a man near the northern Israeli village of Muqeibla while searching for six Palestinian prisoners who escaped Gilboa jail (6 September 2021)

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.

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.

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.

Palestinian militant groups at the time hailed the escape as a "heroic" act.
 
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