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Pipe bomb found at Joseph’s Tomb as 1,200 Jewish worshippers arrive
Soldiers discovered the device at the holy site which was neutralised in a controlled explosion
Israeli soldiers found a pipe bomb hidden at the Jewish holy site of Joseph’s Tomb prior to the visit of 1,200 pilgrims.
The bomb was neutralised in a controlled explosion, according to the Israel Defence Forces, which had been carrying out a security check Monday night prior to the monthly visit by Jewish worshippers.
Palestinian rioters burned tires and threw rocks at the soldiers guarding the tomb during the visit. The IDF said it used non-lethal dispersal methods to control the riot. Up to 12 Palestinian rioters were reported injured.
Joseph’s Tomb, located near Nablus in the West Bank, is holy to Jews, Muslims and Christians. Israeli Jews must receive permission to visit the purported burial place of the Jewish patriarch.
Under the 1993 Oslo Accords, the site was to remain under Israeli control, but the Israeli army evacuated the premises in October 2000 during the second intifada and the tomb was burnt down by Palestinians. It was renovated and restored, but then torched and vandalised again in October 2015.
Jewish worshippers, in coordination with the military, make monthly nocturnal pilgrimages to the refurbished site.
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