Israel – The Israel Prisons Service on Sunday foiled an attempt by Palestinian security prisoners to tunnel their way out of Gilboa prison, according to a statement the IPS put out Sunday.
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According to the IPS, the eight prisoners, all affiliated with Islamic Jihad, and some of whom are serving lengthy sentences, had begun building a tunnel in the bathroom of the cell.
At the moment the IPS is trying to figure out where the destination of the tunnel was meant to be, though for now they suspect that it was to be used for an escape.
They added that they found the tunnel because of “intelligence” they received.
In an earlier incident in June, a group of Islamic Jihad prisoners, including some serving life sentences, tried to tunnel their way out of Shateh prison in northern Israel. In that case as well the IPS got intelligence ahead of time and found the tunnel before it was finished.
They said that they believe that the prisoners planned an attack on prison staff by way of the tunnel that they had begun digging in a bathroom in their cell.
The tunnel was four meters long and almost two feet wide and had been dug in recent days, and led into a yard at the prison. The IPS said at the time that they believe that the prisoners eventually intended to dig until they reached outside the prison walls.
They added that they also found found improvised knives in another cell, as well as fake prison guard uniforms. The prisoners had made fake IPS badges out of cardboard and toothpaste the service said.
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Although I thought they were not good at anything, I’ve gotta give it to them. They should subcontract to make tunnels all over the world at very little cost.
How is it possible that no one heard it??
I say the bathrooms should be removed from their cells. Let them do their business like the other dogs in their species.
Why aren’t these prisoners watched by camera 24/7? Nanny cams are cheap enough.
I’m embarrassed by the israeli security…..whatever happened to them???? Don’t they know better than to lock up ALL terrorists in concrete and iron hard cells on all 6 sides…with no door or window and absolutely 0 amenities?????.. a shanda! Give them a spoon and turn a deaf and blind eye and they’ll dig with it…….till…….
Are the jails a replica of a 3* hotel?
Let them eat with their fingers.
How. Do they dig with plastic spoons ???
They should be given the cheap plastic utensils and paper plates we have in yeshiva. Can’t dig with those
Why is Israel so lax with these savages
Can’t believe that they have utensils to dig with and can’t believe they need intelligence to figure it out. Is nobody watching these chevra all day???What the heck is going on in there….sorry to hear this….this is bad news.
This Israel is a stupid country, why does their bathroom need decent tiles on the wall, tell me. These kiilers should suffice with a hole in the ground!
Let them come here and dig the Second Avenue subway tunnel. Also, if they can find a way to dig under the ocean, we might have an alternative route to get to Israel other than planes.
Why doesn’t Israel execute terrorists? This would solve all the prisoner problems and save money.