Abu Obaida hails West Bank shooting as heroic

The spokesperson for Qassam Brigades, Abu Obaida, praised a shooting attack carried out on Wednesday near the town of Bruqin, west of Salfit in the West Bank.

“We commend the heroic shooting operation near Bruqin, west of Salfit, carried out by the brave members of our people in the West Bank,” he said. “We call on our people to rise up against the occupation in defense of Al-Aqsa, to confront the aggression in the West Bank and its refugee camps, and to support their steadfast brothers and sisters in Gaza.”

'Israeli' media reported that several settlers were wounded in the attack, including a woman in critical condition.

'Israel’s' emergency service said a 30-year-old woman is in critical condition and “clinically dead,” while a man is in very serious condition.

The 'Israeli' military said in an initial statement that it had received a report of gunfire near the settlement of Bruchin and that forces were examining the details of the incident.

Medical sources confirmed that a woman in her thirties was critically injured, and a man in his forties sustained serious wounds.