The four wanted men were caught in a pair of arrests in northern Israel. Earlier, two other prisoners were arrested in Nazareth, an Arab city in northern Israel just west of Umm al-Ghanam. The six Palestinians tunnelled out of the Gilboa prison on Monday, setting off a furious manhunt across Israel and in the West Bank. Expand Close A prison guard stands at Gilboa prison in northern Israel (Sebastian Scheiner/AP) / FacebookTwitterEmailWhatsapp A prison guard stands at Gilboa prison in northern Israel (Sebastian Scheiner/AP)In the Gaza Strip as well as in the West Bank, Palestinians had organised sit-ins and joyful gatherings to celebrate the prison break. Israel said late on Saturday that Palestinian militants in Gaza fired a rocket toward Israel that was intercepted by Israeli air defences.

Source: Irish Independent September 11, 2021 05:48 UTC