Gilboa Prison

Gilboa Prison (Hebrew: בית הסוהר גלבוע) is a high security prison in northern Israel, less than 6 km (4 mi) from the West Bank. It was built in 2004.

History

Several female prison guards have alleged that they were sexually assaulted by Palestinian prisoners with the knowledge of their supervisors. The prison's former commander and intelligence officer were charged with failing to report and prevent sexual abuse of 4 female prison guards.

On 6 September 2021 it was the scene of the Gilboa Prison break, an escape by six Palestinian militants: Zakaria Zubeidi of the Al-Aqsa Brigades and Mahmoud Abdullah Ardah, Mohammed Qassem Ardah, Yaqoub Mahmoud Qadri, Ayham Nayef Kamamji and Monadel Yacoub Nafe’at from Islamic Jihad. By 19 September all of the six escapees had been recaptured by Israeli forces.

References

  1. ↑ Staff, ToI (2022-08-02). "Ex-prison guard alleges sexual assault by security inmate accused of raping soldier". The Times of Israel. ISSN 0040-7909. Retrieved 2025-12-20.
  2. ↑ "Israeli Prison Chief on Trial for Enabling Palestinian Prisoner's Rape of Female Guards". Haaretz. 2024-12-23.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  3. ↑ "Six Palestinian prisoners escape Israeli jail through tunnel". BBC News. 6 September 2021. Retrieved 6 September 2021.
  4. ↑ "Six Palestinians escape from high-security prison in Israel". Al-Jazeera. 6 September 2021. Retrieved 6 September 2021.

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