Ha'aretz reports that Israeli security forces prevented what a senior police officer described as one of the biggest terror bombing attempts since the start of the intifada, when they intercepted a car in the early hours of Thursday morning filled with 600 kilograms of explosives near Pardes Hana, not far from Hadera.

What I'm wondering about is, where do these people get the money to pay for the explosives and the cars (unless they're stolen) and the organization and infrastructure? Oh yeah. never mind.

UPDATE: Israeli blogger Shoshannah points to a video clip of the controlled detonation of the car. Shimon Peres is quoted in the video (in Hebrew) as saying if the bomb went off it would "meshaneh et pnei ha'ezor". Literal meaning: "change the face of the region". Not sure exactly what he meant, but it certainly sounds like the response would be far more comprehensive than anything seen to date. Let's just hope it doesn't have to come to that.