A former Hamas commander accused of spying for Israel escaped from one in Gaza

The former commander of the military wing of the Islamist Hamas movement, Abed al-Karim Abu Odeh, who was accused of spying for Israel, escaped from a maximum-security prison in the Gaza Strip, the Jerusalem Post reported today.According to the Israeli newspaper Jerusalem Post, Hamas offered a reward for the capture of the former commander, whom they describe as a “maximum security prisoner, extremely dangerous.” It is not yet clear how Abu Odeh, who was being held in Ansar prison in the Gaza Strip, managed to escape, the Sputnik news agency reported.Security officials do not rule out abu Odeh trying to cross the border into Israel, so checkpoints were set up and dozens of security agents have been deployed at various points in the Gaza Strip. especially near the border with Israel, in an attempt to prevent the fugitive from leaving the coastal enclave. Last night, after learning of the former commander’s escape, Hamas security forces broke into his home and arrested several members of his family, while also issuing a warning to fishermen in the Strip not to help the fugitive.

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