Mahmoud Aardeh took his interrogators step by step through the escape plan – from the planning, through the digging, to the escape itself. 'Where will I be in seven years? I’ll be freed in a Hamas deal,' he told them
Prisoners hit with charges of escaping from lawful custody, an offense carrying maximum penalty of 7 years in prison, but no terrorism charges; 5 other inmates charged with aiding fugitive
Palestinian security prisoners charged with escaping detention, 5 other prisoners accused of assisting; no terror-related offenses listed in the charges