Hamas mourns two Palestinians killed by ‘Israeli’ forces after Hebron shooting

• Hamas claims the shooting attack at the northern entrance to Hebron was a response to ongoing ‘Israeli’ attacks in the occupied West Bank, Jerusalem, and Gaza.
• The movement mourned the two Palestinians killed by ‘Israeli’ forces and called for an escalation of attacks against ‘Israeli’ forces and settlers.

The Palestinian resistance movement Hamas praised the shooting attack at the northern entrance to Hebron in the occupied West Bank, describing it as an expression of Palestinian resistance and a response to ongoing ‘Israeli’ crimes and attacks.

In a statement issued Friday, Hamas said the operation sent a message that Palestinian resistance would continue until the occupation ends. The movement linked the attack to ongoing developments in the occupied West Bank and Jerusalem, as well as the continued assault on the Gaza Strip.

Hamas mourned the two Palestinians killed during an armed exchange with ‘Israeli’ forces following the attack.

The movement said Palestinians would continue to resist the occupation and rejected calls to surrender their weapons, stating that resistance would continue until the attacks end and the occupation is brought to an end.

The statement did not provide further details about the identities of the two Palestinians.

Hamas called on Palestinians across cities, villages, and refugee camps to mobilize and intensify action against ‘Israeli’ forces and settlers in the occupied West Bank.

The movement also urged Palestinians carrying weapons to target ‘Israeli’ soldiers and settlers, accusing them of continuing attacks against Palestinians in the West Bank, Jerusalem, and the Gaza Strip.

The statement followed a shooting attack near the settlement of Telem in the Hebron area, in which six ‘Israelis’ were reportedly wounded, including two critically. ‘Israeli’ forces later killed two Palestinians suspected of carrying out the attack.

Hamas’s statement praised the operation but did not explicitly claim that the movement had organized or directly carried it out.