Lawyer Raslan Mahajna recounted the details of what the newly-arrested prisoner Mahmoud al-Ardah told him during his visit, revealing the steps taken by the fleeing prisoners after escaping from Gilboa prison.

Raslan Mahajna quoted the prisoner Mahmoud Al-Ardah as saying: "We tried as much as possible not to enter the Palestinian villages in the 48th area so as not to expose anyone to accountability." During the escape, we had a small radio and were watching what was happening outside."

He added, quoting the prisoner: "We tried to enter the West Bank areas, but there were great security reinforcements and strictures, and we were arrested by chance, and no one from Nazareth reported us, as a police patrol passed and when it saw us, it stopped and the arrest was made."

According to the lawyer, Mahmoud Al-Ardah said: "The investigation continued with me from the moment of our arrest until now...there was no help from other prisoners inside the prison, and I am primarily responsible for planning and implementing this operation."

He continued: "We started digging in December 2020, until this month... We were very moved when we saw the crowds in front of Nazareth. I salute the people of Nazareth, they raised my spirits."

The prisoner continued, saying to Raslan Mahajna: "I reassure my mother about my health, and my spirits are high, and I salute my sister in Gaza."

And he added, "I salute all the fans of our people for their honorable stance."