No injuries or damage were reported in the attempted pipe bomb, Molotov cocktail attack, according to the Israel Police
The Israel Police closed off Route 449 in the Binyamin region of Samaria on Thursday night after a civilian reported that a pipe bomb and Molotov cocktails were thrown at him by Palestinian terrorists.
No injuries or damage were reported in the attempted attack, according to a statement from the Israel Police Spokesperson’s Unit. Officers were dispatched to the scene and launched a manhunt alongside soldiers.
The road, which connects Rimonim in the Binyamin region northeast of Jerusalem with Mevo’ot Yericho in the Jordan Valley, was closed off in both directions as bomb disposal and forensic teams were called in.