IDF arrests Palestinian carrying two bombs at checkpoint south of Nablus

Another Palestinian arrested overnight in Nablus with improvised weapons and two Molotov cocktails

A Palestinian man walks toward the Hawara checkpoint, near the West Bank city of Nablus (Olivier Fitoussi/Flash90/File)
A Palestinian man walks toward the Hawara checkpoint, near the West Bank city of Nablus (Olivier Fitoussi/Flash90/File)

The IDF on Saturday arrested a Palestinian man who was carrying two improvised bombs at the Hawara checkpoint, just south of Nablus.

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The explosive devices were detonated in a controlled manner and the man was transferred to security forces for further interrogation.

In a related incident, IDF forces in Nablus arrested another Palestinian man overnight Friday who was carrying improvised weapons and two Molotov cocktails. The weapons were confiscated and the man was transferred to the Shin Bet for further investigation.

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