Israel Prisoners Escape
TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — Six Palestinian prisoners broke free from a high-security facility, Gilboa Prison, in northern Israel launching a massive manhunt.
Israeli police say they are searching northern Israel and the occupied West Bank after six Palestinian prisoners escaped.
Multiple Israeli agencies were erecting roadblocks, conducting patrols and moving hundreds of other prisoners.
Prime Minister Naftali Bennett called the development a “grave incident” that required maximum effort by the country’s forces. The police said on Monday that the prisoners escaped from Gilboa, which is supposed to be one of Israel’s most secure facilities.
The men were believed to have been headed for Jenin, where the internationally recognized Palestinian Authority wields little control.
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