The Magistrate's Court in Nazareth on Sunday sentenced six Palestinian terrorist prisoners who escaped from Gilboa Prison last year to five additional years in prison.
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The six convicted are Munadil Nafayat; Mahmoud and Mohammad al-Arida; Iham Kahamji; Yaqoub Qadiri; and Zakaria Zubeidi.
In addition, the judge sentenced the six to a suspended sentence of eight months and a fine of roughly NIS 5,000 ($1,487). The prosecution sought to sentence them to seven years in prison – the maximum sentence that can be imposed for escaping custody after having already been tried.
Five of the convicted are members of the Palestinian Islamic Jihad terrorist organization. Zubeidi, a high-profile commander in Fatah's military wing, was formerly on Israel's most-wanted list.
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Zubeidi's brother, Daoud al-Zubaidi, was killed during a shootout with Israeli forces in the flashpoint Palestinian city of Jenin last week, succumbing to his wounds while being treated at Rambam Medical Center in Haifa in northern Israel.
i24NEWS contributed to this report.
