Three 'ready-to-use' explosive belts discovered in E. Jerusalem [View All]

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Security forces thwarted three suicide bomb attacks on Israelis after finding three 'ready-to-use' explosive belts hidden inside a washing machine in a butcher's shop in the East Jerusalem village of Al Azzariya north-east of Bethlehem.

Border Police sappers blew up the belts that contained 20 to 30 kilograms of explosives, nails and metal balls.

Palestinians also fired two mortars at an IDF position near the Jewish settlement of Morag in the southern Gaza Strip Saturday afternoon. There were no injuries in the attack and no damage was caused. Palestinians also shot light weapons fire at an IDF position near Rafiah close to the Egyptian border. Soldiers returned fire, and no casualties were reported on either side.

Meanwhile security forces remain on high alert throughout the country due to warnings of plans by terrorists to perpetrate attacks.

The information that led the Border Police to find the three explosives belts, to be used by suicide bombers, was supplied by several Palestinians who were detained in the past few days by the General Security Service (Shabak).

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tsk,tsk,tsk....first ambulances....now washing machines.