Palestinian escapees begged for ride from Arab town to West Bank but were denied

 https://www.timesofisrael.com/fugitives-begged-for-ride-from-arab-town-to-west-bank-but-were-denied/

 The six escaped from Gilboa Prison in the pre-dawn hours of Monday morning, making their way out through their cell’s drainage system and an empty space underneath the prison.

The escape exposed a series of failures at the prison, and Public Security Minister Barlev said on Thursday that he had decided to form a government commission to probe the incident.

Among the apparent lapses were failure to learn lessons from previous escape attempts and several operational blunders, including unmanned watchtowers and sleeping guards.