Attempted truck bombing thwarted on Independence Day

The military stopped a potential terrorist attack planned for Israeli Independence Day:

Israeli inspectors arrested a Palestinian truck driver transporting multi-explosion device at the Reihan Crossing in the northern West Bank near Janin, foiling a potential terror plot as Israel caps its Memorial Day and kicks off Independence Day celebrations.

The defense ministry reported that "the powerful explosive device" was found on the roof of the truck, which was also transporting commercial cargo.

Defense Minister Avigdor Liberman hailed the “vigilance and professionalism” of the Crossings Authority team, which “led to the exposure of an explosive device and to the thwarting of a large-scale terror attack on our 70th Independence Day.”

Liberman vowed to "chase down the bastards who planned to harm our celebration" in a tweet posted shortly before Independence Day ceremonies were set to commence.

And put them in an isolated cell too, or better yet, hard labor.