A Spoon Was Not Used in Gilboa Prison Escape
The Claim
An image of a spoon is being shared as the tool used by the six Palestinian prisoners to dig a tunnel through which they escaped from Gilboa Prison in Israel.
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An image of a spoon in the soil is circulated on social media claiming that it was used as a tool in the recent Gilboa prison escape. The escape saw six Palestinians dig a tunnel through which they managed to exit the high-security facility in northern Israel.
Misbar’s Analysis
MENA: Misbar’s investigation of the claim found it to be misleading. The spoon is not the tool used by the prisoners to dig out the tunnel. The image was published in an article by the Palestinian Al-Hadath newspaper for illustrative purposes. The article's headline reads, “Where did the soil of Gilboa go?” questioning how the prisoners hid the soil which was dug up to create the tunnel.
The newspaper’s photographer had taken it and designed it as an illustration. As can be seen, this was also confirmed by the newspaper’s editor-in-chief, Rola Sarhan, to Misbar.
Furthermore, the Israeli authorities have not yet announced the method and tools used in digging the tunnel through which the prisoners escaped. They did, however, report that the operation took place at approximately 1.30 in the morning.
