Fire breaks out in cell at Israeli prison; several injured

Several Palestinians convicted of criminal offenses who are incarcerated at Israel's Shitah prison in the Beit She'an valley are suspected of arson after a fire broke out in their cell early Tuesday morning. Prison guards entered the cell and put out the fire. Three Palestinians were taken to a hospital in the city of Afula and treated for smoke inhalation and burns.

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