Tel-Chai Nation

It was a close call. The police captured ten terror suspects, one of whom was carrying an explosive belt.

A suicide bomber carrying 13.5 pounds of explosives was arrested Tuesday afternoon near the town of Sha’alvim along the Jerusalem Tel Aviv highway, narrowly averting a major terrorist strike.

Earlier in the day, police put Jerusalem and its vicinity on high alert when intelligence warned of an impending terrorist strike. All traffic on the Tel Aviv – Jerusalem highway (Route 1) was stopped (pictured above) until police at a highway roadblock halted a GMC van that was transporting ten Arabs, including the bomber.

Shortly afterwards, the suspect was arrested and his bomb was neutralized. Police suspect the bomber was on his way to carry out a major terrorist attack in the center of the country.

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Heightened security remains in effect at roadblocks leading into the capital, as incoming vehicles are more thoroughly checked. The added security is expected to exacerbate traffic congestion into Jerusalem.

Israel’s security services currently have information relating to 70 potential terrorist threats. Thirteen of those threats are “specific,” meaning they relate to a specific place or time.

Authorities are worried that Arab terrorists will attempt to strike on or before Israel’s March 28 general election. The police will operate on an emergency footing on the day of the election.

One of the biggest problems Olmert's "policies" have caused is that there are many traffic jams as a result of police having to be on high alert for these kind of scum. That's not the kind of thing anyone wants to have to live in.

See also this report on terrorists who fired at Hawara checkpoint near Shechem, and a brief report on a firebomb attack.

Others on the subject include Israel Matzav, One Jerusalem.