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In the afternoon hours of February
3, 2005, a Palestinian youth was identified acting suspiciously. An IDF
officer asked the youth to open the bag he was carrying. When the contents
of the bag were identified to be of a potentially explosive nature the
people at the crossing were asked to clear the area and sappers were
called to the scene. An explosive belt, an improvised rifle and 20 bullets
found in the bag were detonated in a controlled manner by sappers. The
youth was taken for questioning.
It should be emphasized that this thwarted attack is yet a further example
of the fundamental importance and efficiency of the security crossings
surrounding Nablus. It was thanks to the alertness of the soldiers at the
crossing that a terrorist attack was thwarted.
On December 12, 2004, IDF and GSS forces at the Hawara crossing uncovered
an explosive bag hidden in a cupboard, that was being transported in a
furniture truck on its way to Jerusalem from Nablus.
Similarly on December 26, 2004, two youths were arrested at the same
crossing, carrying two explosive devices in a bag. The devices comprised
of both explosive material and shrapnel, and were intended for use in
attacks against Israeli civilians and soldiers in the region. Both the
devices were detonated in a controlled manner by sappers. |
