Israeli ‘guard fell asleep’ during Palestinian prisoners’ escape

Summary by Ground News

Six Palestinian prisoners tunnelled out of a high-security Israeli prison. Surveillance cameras recorded the moment the men exited the tunnel, but none of the guards in the control room noticed. The tunnel appeared to have been dug from below a toilet in the cell, which was shared by the six men – four of whom were serving multiple life sentences. The Israeli prison authority has so far evacuated 90 Palestinian prisoners.

Published 1 year ago · Jerusalem, Israel

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