The Palestinian jailbreak that rocked Israel and Palestine – BBC News

Six Palestinian men went on the run after tunnelling out of one of Israel’s maximum security prisons in September.

It led to renewed fears of a flare-up in the region and saw Israel scramble a massive search, while many Palestinians celebrated the bid for freedom.

But this is about more than just a dramatic jailbreak.

Covering the search for the six, BBC Jerusalem correspondent Tom Bateman unearthed a long story of dispossession, violence and bitter division in a fractured region.

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