Israel prison break: escape allegedly took place while guard slept

Israeli media describe errors that allowed rare jail break for high security Palestinian prisoners

The escape of six high security Palestinian prisoners from an Israeli prison took place amid a parade of farcical errors that included the reported availability of prison blueprints online and a sleeping guard in a watchtower.

As hundreds of Israeli troops scoured villages and the countryside for the escapees from Gilboa prison, including five members of Islamic Jihad and a high-profile figure from Fatah's al-Aqsa Martyrs' Brigade, reports in the Israeli media detailed a series of bungles by the country's prison authority that allowed the rare jailbreak.