IDF soldiers outside their vehicle at a military checkpoint. Photo: wiki commons.

Israeli army forces at a checkpoint in the northern West Bank foiled a planned terror bombing, on Thursday afternoon.

Alert soldiers manning the permanent station, not far from the Israeli city of Ariel, were inspecting a Palestinian vehicle when they noticed a liquid propane gas tank wired up as an explosive device.

The bomb was hidden between the legs of the front seat passenger, according to Israel’s Walla News.

The driver and passenger in the vehicle were detained, the area was cleared and a bomb disposal robot was sent it to inspect and defuse the device, as seen in the video below.

The driver, in initial questioning, confessed to preparing to carry out a terror bombing, although it was unclear where he was headed, according to the report.

Watch a video of the incident below: