Another day, another thwarted terror attack

Another three pipe bombs were discovered at another Nablus checkpoint. Gee. Twelve pipe bombs in two days. I wonder if that means something?

Soldiers thwarted a potential terror attack on Israeli soil Monday evening, when they shot and wounded a Palestinian attempting to smuggle three improvised explosive devices through the Hawara checkpoint in Nablus.

The Palestinian man arrived at the checkpoint as it was manned by forces from the military police and the Golani infantry brigade. Upon arousing the soldiers’ suspicion, who open searching his possessions found three explosives.

According to the IDF, he attempted to escape by trying to get into a nearby get-away vehicle, but was shot by one of the soldiers before he could make it to the car. He was then taken to the hospital in Nablus, apparently not in serious condition.

What they’re not saying is how many kilograms of explosives are in these pipe bombs. But the Palestinians keep on trying.

In recent months, a number of attacks have been foiled at this same checkpoint. A dozen pipe bombs were discovered in two incidents this month. Earlier, Palestinian with six pipe bombs was caught in June, while in May a Palestinian was killed carrying four pipe bombs.

Thankfully, the IDF keeps on stopping them.