A crude rocket was found by Israeli troops in the West Bank city of Tulkarem last night, the military says.
The rocket was disarmed by police sappers before being taken for investigation.
According to the IDF, the rocket, which had no motor, was located in an open area, where it had apparently been left for a long time. It is unclear whether the rocket had been fired or not.
The military says it was treating the incident “with severity.”
In recent years, there have been several attempts by Palestinian terror groups to develop and launch crude rockets from the West Bank at Israeli settlements and at Israel, though with little to no success.
Last week, forces arrested a Palestinian terror cell in the Ramallah area of the West Bank that had been building rockets intended to be launched at Israeli targets.
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