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“You will not defeat us. Anyone who harms the people of Israel, anyone who murders our children and women—we will wipe them out,” the minister said.
“This is a procedure that is not life-saving, and therefore, it is currently only a hospital recommendation,” the Prison Service said.
Terrorist murderer Iham Kamamji said the prison administration previously allowed him to have a PlayStation in his cell.
Israeli President Isaac Herzog speaks at Haaretz Democracy Conference in Jaffa, Nov. 9, 2021. Credit: Avshalom Sassoni/Flash90.
Israeli president calls for investigation of alleged sex abuse at Gilboa Prison
“Hearing the testimonies of the female prison guards in recent days, I am filled with shock and pain, and I feel sick,” says President Isaac Herzog.
Mohammed Zubeidi, arrested in connection with a car theft, is the son of Zakaria Zubeidi, the former Al-Aqsa Martyrs Brigades commander who escaped from Israel’s Gilboa prison in September.
Deputy Hamas chief in Gaza Khalil al-Hayya says the condition for a prisoner-swap deal is the release of terrorists Marwan Barghouti, Ahmad Sa’adat, and the six Palestinians who escaped the Gilboa prison in September.
A sticker placed outside the headquarters of the Israel Prison Service by the Israel Victory Project, Oct. 5, 2021. Credit: Israel Victory Project.
Israel Victory Project launches protest against ‘lenient conditions’ for terrorist prisoners
“Rather than transforming a terrorist into a defeated supplicant, Israeli prisons permit extraordinary comforts and benefits,” says Middle East Forum director.
The criminologist and former Knesset member has spent decades researching the psychology of suicide bombers and their handlers, including one-on-one talks with senior Hamas figures, such as the terror group’s founder, Ahmed Yassin.
“I would like to thank the security forces that worked day and night ... to bring the event to a close,” says Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett.
Israeli police officers, reinforced by Border Police fighters, set up a roadblock at the Jezreel junction on Road 60 that leads to Jenin, in the search for six Palestinian prisoners who escaped the Gilboa Prison days earlier, Sept. 9, 2021. Photo by Michael Giladi/Flash90.
Report: Some prisoners at Gilboa facility were ‘aware of escape plot’ in advance
A guard is also under suspicion of seeking to cover up his failure to report discovering sand in the sewage system.
Following rocket fire, IDF Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Aviv Kochavi warns that Hamas and Gaza will “pay a heavy price” if the situation escalates.
Security officials are increasingly concerned that the pair, who may have split up, could try to carry out an attack following the arrests of the other four Gilboa Prison escapees.