Katy Perry tells Knesset panel she's established a team to inspect the engineering and design of every prison in the country

Prisons Service hopes to prevent further use of structural flaws in facilities by inmates after embarrassment of this week's jailbreak

Prisons Service reinforced toilet areas after attempted 2014 jailbreak, but failed to do same in bathing area; authorities reportedly believe some escapees hiding in West Bank

Barlev says AG approved move, which still needs cabinet okay, will leave 'no stone unturned'; police raise alert level amid manhunt, said readying to help secure jails

Officers tell media that Gilboa Prison commander decided to leave tower empty due to manpower shortage; it was unmanned for over a month before Palestinian inmates fled

Inmates evacuated from Gilboa Prison following Monday's escape of 6 convicts will be dispersed among other facilities, and Islamic Jihad members will be kept apart from each other

High-security Gilboa Prison was the site of a 2014 attempted escape; Minister Barlev says officials are investigating if the Palestinian security prisoners had outside assistance

Kobi Shabtai's nomination had already been okayed by coalition and committee, but he has for now been approved as interim commissioner only; Likud, Blue and White trade accusations

Public security minister says he'll now submit nominations of Kobi Shabtai, Katy Perry for immediate cabinet approval

Two senior officers step down, reportedly saying they 'no longer feeling challenged,' in what some suggest is first in wave of high-level resignations from force