Car bomb attack thwarted -target was acceptable to PA

Dr. Aaron Lerner 28 February 2005

All Palestinian remarks following last week's bombing in Tel Aviv noted that
the problem with the operation was that it targeted "civilians". The car
bomb attack thwarted today was set to take place beyond the Green Line and
thus, per Palestinian standards, was not targeting "civilians" but instead
either military or settlers.
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IDF SPOKESPERSON ANNOUNCEMENT February 28, 2005

Car bomb terrorist attack thwarted

A car bomb attack has been thwarted by the IDF and the GSS, who have
been prepared for such an attack in the last few days.

The Islamic Jihad terrorist network in Tulkarm, directed by the Islamic
Jihad Headquarters in Syria, is responsible for the attempted terrorist
attack.

This afternoon IDF forces uncovered a commercial vehicle rigged with a
large amount of explosives near the village of Arabe in the Jenin area.
The rigged vehicle, which was in the final stages of readiness for the
attack, was uncovered with a long cable protruding from it. The cable
was attached to a battery and a video camera, intended for the
documentation of the terrorist attack.

The explosive vehicle was detonated in a controlled manner by Israeli
sappers.