IDF Destroys Massive Car Bomb Near Jenin, "Huge Disaster" Prevented

A car bomb discovered by IDF troops in the West Bank on Monday parked 50 meters from the Mevo Dotan settlement, near Jenin, contained half a ton of explosives, the army said Tuesday, making it the largest bomb ever used by Palestinian militants in the past four years. The car bomb, believed to have been assembled by the Islamic Jihad cell behind Friday's suicide bombing in Tel Aviv, was neutralized in a controlled explosion. Regional commander Col. Oren Avman told Army Radio, "Even an armored vehicle or bus could not withstand such a huge bomb," and that the officer who discovered it prevented "a huge disaster."

IDF Destroys Massive Car Bomb Near Jenin, "Huge Disaster" Prevented