6 Palestinian prisoners escape from high-security facility in Israel

Six Palestinian prisoners tunneled out of their cell and escaped from high-security Israeli jail on Monday. The authorities view them as an immediate threat and have launched a massive manhunt.

Israel launched a massive manhunt in the country's north and the occupied West Bank early Monday after six Palestinian prisoners tunneled out of their cell and escaped from a high-security facility in the biggest prison break of its kind in decades. The escape marks an embarrassing security breach just ahead of the Jewish New Year, when Israelis flock to the north to enjoy beaches, campsites and the Sea of Galilee.