Israel Sentences Palestinians To Five More Years For Escaping Prison

An Israeli court has sentenced six Palestinian prison escapees to five years in prison on Sunday.

It was claimed that prisoners were sentenced for digging out a tunnel in their cell last year and escaping from a high-security facility.

The jailbreak sparked a massive manhunt in Israel’s north and the occupied West Bank as Israeli forces tried to recapture the men.

The escapees were recaptured days later.

And a judge ruled on Sunday that the five-year sentences will be added to the prison terms the prisoners are already serving.

Aljazeera added that five other inmates charged with assisting the men escape were sentenced to an additional four years in jail.

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