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‘Heroes’: Palestinians cheer Gilboa jail break as Israeli manhunt continues

Name: ‘Heroes’: Palestinians cheer Gilboa jail break as Israeli manhunt continues
Uploaded: 2021-09-06T16:21:03+0100
Description: Palestinians are celebrating the escape of six prisoners from the high-security prison of Gilboa in Israel. Many are taking to social media to compare the footage of the jail break to the iconic 1994 prison escape film ‘The Shawshank Redemption’.

MEE staff

Published date: 6 September 2021 17:03 BST | Last update: 2 years 7 months ago

Palestinians are celebrating the escape of six prisoners from the high-security prison of Gilboa in Israel.

Many are taking to social media to compare the footage of the jail break to the iconic 1994 prison escape film ‘The Shawshank Redemption’.

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