Rocket fired into Israel after two Palestinian escapees caught
Two of the six escaped prisoners were caught in the northern city of Nazareth. Israeli forces previously searched the homes of the prisoners' families, according to Palestinian media.
A rocket from the Gaza Strip was intercepted over Israel late Friday night after two escaped Palestinian prisoners were captured.
The rocket was intercepted by Israel’s Iron Dome aerial defense system, the Israel Defense Forces said in a tweet.
The attack came shortly after the Israel Police captured two Palestinian prisoners who had previously escaped, according to Israeli media. The two prisoners, Yaqoub Qadri and Mahmoud Ardah, were walking around the predominantly Arab city of Nazareth in northern Israel asking for food before they were caught, Israel’s public broadcaster Kan reported.
Qadri and Ardah were among the six Palestinian prisoners who escaped from the high security Gilboa Prison on Monday. The jailbreak led to a massive search by Israeli security forces, as well as solidarity protests in the West Bank and Jerusalem. Qadri and Ardah are members of the Gaza-based Islamic Jihad and were imprisoned in relation to attacks on Israelis.
