#Underway palestinians escape prison for free

Members of Israel's Arab minority, who often identify as Palestinians, have also demonstrated in support of the men, with more protests planned for later Sunday.

Palestinians have protested in support of the men across the West Bank and East Jerusalem. Israeli officials say they will investigate any lapses that allowed their escape. Israeli security forces launched a manhunt Monday for six Palestinian prisoners who escaped overnight from one of the country’s highest-security prisons through a hole in their bathroom. 6 had tunnelled a hole through their prison cell. The six Palestinians who broke free on Sept. There was no immediate comment from the Palestinian Authority, which exercises limited self-rule in the West Bank and coordinates with Israel on security in the territory. The Palestinian prisoners have been identified as Zakariye Zubeidi, 46, Monadel Yacoub Nafe’at, 26, Yaqoub Qassem, Yaqoub Mahmoud Qadri, 49, Ayham Nayef Kamamji, 35, and Mahmoud Abdullah Ardah, 46. Palestinians hurled rocks and explosives towards Israeli troops and shot live fire as the troops exited the city, the military added. Kamamji and Infeiat surrendered after being surrounded by Israeli forces, and two other Palestinians were arrested for assisting them, Israel's military said.Īll four were transferred for questioning, the military said in a statement. Palestinians in Jenin clashed with Israeli troops as they raided the city early on Sunday, residents said. All six have either been convicted or are suspected of planning or carrying out deadly attacks on Israelis. APTOPIX Israel Palestinians Prisoners Escape Zakaria Zubeidi, one of the six Palestinians who escaped from a high-security prison earlier this week is surrounded by guards as they stand in a courtroom in Nazareth, Israel, after he and three other Palestinian fugitives were captured on Saturday, Sept. The other four were captured in pairs a week ago near the Arab city of Nazareth in northern Israel.

Kamamji, 35, was arrested in 2006 and is serving a life sentence, and Infeiat, 26, was arrested in 2019, according to the Palestinian Prisoners Club.

#Underway palestinians escape prison for free

Register now for FREE unlimited access to RegisterĪn Israeli police spokeswoman identified the men as Ayham Nayef Kamamji and Munadel Yacoub Infeiat.