Gilboa Prison Explained

Gilboa Prison is a high security prison in northern Israel, less than from the West Bank. It was built in 2004.

History

On 6 September 2021 it was the scene of the Gilboa Prison break, an escape by six Palestinian militants: Zakaria Zubeidi of the Al-Aqsa Brigades and five from Islamic Jihad.^{[1] [2]} By 19 September all of the six escapees had been recaptured by Israeli forces.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Six Palestinian prisoners escape Israeli jail through tunnel . BBC News . en-GB . 6 September 2021 . 6 September 2021.
2. Web site: Six Palestinians escape from high-security prison in Israel . Al-Jazeera . 6 September 2021 . 6 September 2021.