“I got a call from one of my sons telling me, yaba, Ayham escaped from prison,” Foad Kamamji, the father of Ayham Kamamji, recalled exactly a year later to Mondoweiss. The six Palestinian detainees who escaped from Gilboa prison (Photo: Middle East Eye/AFP) The road to the great escape The families of the prisoners, who never got the chance to see their beloved sons, brothers, and husbands during their few fleeting days of freedom on the run, have suffered immense losses over the past year, as they still await the day they can reunite with their loved ones behind bars. Ever since their re-incarceration, they have been on the receiving end of a number of punitive measures taken against them as punishment for their daring escape. One year on, the six prisoners have been re-arrested by Israeli authorities - following a fervent manhunt involving the entire Israeli security apparatus. The story of six Palestinian political detainees - Zachariah Zubeidi, 47, Munadel Nfeiat, 26, Mohammad Ardah, 39, Yacoub Qadri, 49, Mahmoud Ardah, 46, and Ayham Kamamji, 35 - has become an iconic moment in modern Palestinian history. The timing of the Israeli military operations, which have become common place in Jenin and Nablus, coincides with a pivotal anniversary in contemporary Palestinian political history - the Tunnel for Freedom operation ( nafaq al-hurriyeh) which took place a year ago on September 6, 2021. Two are still in critical condition according to a spokesperson at the Ministry of Health. One Palestinian, Mohammad Sabaaneh, 29, was killed, and more than 16 Palestinians were injured, mostly with live ammunition or bullet shrapnel. During the dawn hours of September 6, Israeli forces invaded the city of Jenin in a mass assault which included the firing of live ammunition, sound bombs, and teargas.
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