6 Palestinian Prison Escapees Get Additional Jail Time
The six Palestinians who broke out of a high-security prison in Israel were sentenced to five additional years of jail time for their escape. They were also issued an eight-month probation and a fine. Five other inmates who weer convicted of assisting the escapees with their plan were sentenced to four additional years in jail and three months to six months of probation.
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The prisoners, who were all either convicted or accused of terrorist acts, escaped in September from the Gilboa Prison in northern Israel after digging a tunnel from the bathroom in their cell using kitchen utensils. They were recaptured several days later.
