A watchtower overlooking the escape tunnel through which six security prisoners managed to break out of the high-level Gilboa Prison in northern Israel was unmanned at the time of the jailbreak, Ynet has learned on Thursday.
It remains unclear at this point whether the watchtower was unmanned due to tactical security arrangements, budgetary restrictions, or any other reason.
One of the facility's surveillance cameras was directed at the tunnel but none of the guards spotted the fugitives.
A guard who was manning an adjacent watchtower admitted she fell asleep at the time of the escape.