Palestinian Authority officials allowed an Israeli TV crew into PA-controlled Hevron on Tuesday in an attempt to show that two PA terrorists who reportedly escaped prison were still in their cells. The two have been sentenced to 15 years in prison for the murder of Achikam Amichai and David Rubin in Nahal Telem. Earlier on Tuesday witnesses reported seeing the two wandering free on the streets of Hevron.
Israeli security forces had expressed doubt over the veracity of the escape story, noting that terrorist “escapes” have often been cover stories for the PA’s release of terrorist prisoners. Such prisoners have occasionally “turned themselves in” when Israeli officials threaten to track them down.