Hebrew media reports say that Israeli security forces believe the Palestinian fugitives who escaped a high-security prison last week had intended to reach Jenin, but failed to receive help to take them there.
Five days into a national manhunt for six Palestinian security prisoners who escaped from a jail in northern Israel, police captured four of the fugitives in Nazareth on Friday night. Arab Israelis who encountered the fugitives reported the suspicious sightings to authorities, aiding in their capture.
After interrogating the four Palestinian security prisoners, police and Shin Bet security service investigators concluded they had no accomplices on the outside, or assistance from within Gilboa Prison, according to reports.
They said that the six men first walked together to the Arab Israeli town of Na’ura, some 7 kilometers (4.3 miles) from the prison, and attempted to request a ride to the West Bank from residents in the early hours of Monday morning, but were denied.
The escapees did not spend long in the town — between 20 minutes to an hour according to reports. After showering and changing clothes in the local mosque, the group split up into three separate groups.
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