Shock and pride: Palestinians react to re-arrest of ‘heroes’

Palestinians say they expected the last two prisoners to have left the country as news of their rearrest sets in.

Ramallah, Occupied West Bank –  Residents of Ramallah in the occupied West Bank say they are shocked over the news of Israeli occupation forces rearresting the last two Palestinian detainees who broke out of prison earlier this month.

The two – Ayham Kamamji, 35, and Munadel Infai’at, 26 – were among six Palestinian prisoners who fled Gilboa prison at dawn on September 6.

The men uncovered a point in their cell’s toilet that led to an underground cavity, where they dug a tunnel that opened up a few metres beyond the prison wall.