Israel Defense Forces troops uncovered a weapons lab in the West Bank containing large amounts of explosives and parts to build Qassam rockets.
Meanwhile security forces in Jerusalem were on high alert after intelligence information suggested terrorists may attempt to carry out an attack in the capital.
The lab, which belongs to Hamas, was discovered by elite troops in the village of al-Yamon, next to Jenin. The entrance to the lab was found inside a welding shop, a few meters underground.
A Car bomb went off last night in Nablus:
A car exploded about 1 A.M. Thursday morning not far from a group of Jewish worshippers visiting Joseph's Tomb in the West Bank city of Nablus. No Israeli soldiers or Jewish worshippers were wounded in the blast, but a Palestinian mother and her four children were taken to a local hospital with shrapnel injuries, Palestinian security sources said.
The blast damaged adjacent cars and nearby buildings. A Palestinian security source said a local cell of the al-Aqsa Martyrs Brigades, part of the mainstream Fatah faction, had claimed responsibility for the incident.
About 500 worshippers were visiting the site after receiving permission from head of the Israel Defense Forces Central Command, Major General Yair Naveh, and they were being escorted by IDF troops during their visit.
The Jerusalem Post reports that Palestinians were firing on IDF positions overnight in Gaza:
Palestinians opened fire at an IDF position in Gush Katif on Thursday. According to Army Radio, no injuries or damage were reported.
The left-wing Haaretz Daily weighs in with this report on IDF/PA relationship:
As opposed to its reaction to the situation in the West Bank, the IDF has expressed relative satisfaction with PA security commanders in the Gaza Strip. For the past several weeks, the numbers of incidents has been extremely low - between two and three a day.
I suppose all things are relative afterall. Hararetz goes on to report that on:
Wednesday, security forces foiled a planned suicide bombing with Jerusalem as the intended target, security sources said.
Earlier this week, a car bomb containing some 200 kilograms of explosives was discovered and safely detonated by troops in the West Bank. The bomb was believed to have been put together by the same Islamic Jihad cell that sent the bomber on Friday.
On Thursday afternoon, a motorcyclist was lightly wounded by Palestinian stonethrowers on the Jerusalem-Modi'in highway near the village of Khirbet el-Masbah, Israel Radio reported. Several cars were also damaged.
Debka reports:
Israeli 24-hour dragnet by special forces-helicopter picks up West Bank Palestinian suicide bomber heading for target in Jerusalem district Wednesday. He was hiding in Holocaust Martyrs Forest NW of capital.
East of Nablus, Fatah terrorist Rabiya Ibrahim Abed detained ahead of planned suicide attack.
On Wednesday, the current master of Israeli denial, Shimon Peres made this statement:
Israeli Vice Prime Minister Shimon Peres said Thursday that the Palestinian government of Mahmoud Abbas is on the right track, despite last week's Tel Aviv suicide bombing and other attempts by Palestinian militants to torpedo a fragile truce.
My cynicism rears its ugly head and suggests that the road map to peace is nothing more than an anatomy of train wreck waiting to happen.
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