The IDF revealed Monday that Palestinian Authority troops two weeks ago found a rocket ready for launch in an Arab village near Modiin, located between Jerusalem and Tel Aviv and only a short distance from Ben Gurion airport.
Hamas was behind the attempted attack, according to sources in the Fatah-led PA.
PA troops told Israeli forces of the rocket's location and Arab officials said the foiled attack was the culmination of an intelligence-gathering effort.
Terrorists from both the Fatah and Hamas factions continue to attack Israelis despite a PA campaign to prove that its troops can successfully fight terrorism in Judea and Samaria.
The IDF said that in the past two days, there were two attempts by PA Arab drivers to run down army soldiers. On Saturday night, IDF forces were called to the area west of Bethlehem following a report that Arabs were hurling rocks at Israeli vehicles. Arab terrorists in a vehicle opened fire at the soldiers, and the Arab driver then tried to run over them. The soldiers returned fire, and there were no damage or injuries.
A similar incident occurred in the area of Hevron on Saturday afternoon when the driver of an Arab vehicle tried to run over soldiers. IDF forces returned fire towards the vehicle, and two Arabs were injured. The soldiers had arrived to the area after receiving information that a number of Arabs had arrived there to steal vehicles.
On Monday, two Jewish teenagers were attacked on Monday by a gang of Arabs and leftist demonstrators at the Maon Farm south of Hevron. The teenagers, aged 15 and 16, were hit by rocks hurled by the mob. One sustained head injuries, while the other suffered light wounds on his arm. MDA paramedics provided first aid to the two youths.