Hamas prisoners stab Israeli wardens in jail: official

JERUSALEM, March 24 (Xinhua) -- Palestinian Hamas Prisoners carried out a stabbing attack against Israeli wardens in jail, injuring two, the Israel Prison Service said Sunday.

A spokesman for the Prison Service said in a statement that the incident took place at the Ktzi'ot Prison in southern Israel, a facility designated for Palestinian Prisoners.

At least two wardens were injured and needed medical care. The spokesman did not say weather there were injuries among the Prisoners.

The rare incident was carried out by Prisoners identified with Hamas, an Islamist movement that runs the Gaza Strip.

Last week, Hamas Prisoners launched a protest, setting some mattresses on fire, after the Prison Service cancelled cellular connection and the Prisoners' ability to use mobile phones.

Some 6,000 Palestinians are jailed in Israeli Prisons, according to official figures.