A riot broke out on Tuesday in an Israeli security prison where hundreds of Palestinians are being held, wounding at least two jailors, Israel Radio and prison sources said.

The two guards were wounded by the inmates with boiling oil during the riot at Gilboa prison in the Galilee region, northern Israel, the radio said.

Israeli prison sources said the disturbance has been brought under control after anti-riot units were called in to drive the prisoners back to the cells.

About 6,000 Palestinians have been imprisoned in Israeli jails and around 800 of them are detained at Gilboa.