Hamas wants ‘escalation of resistance’ after Israelis killed, soldiers injured

A Palestinian shooting operation near the occupied al-Quds has left at least three Israelis dead and over a dozen more injured.

The Palestinian resistance movement Hamas has called for “an escalation of resistance” across the Occupied Territories.

In the first incident at the entrance into the city on Thursday morning, two Palestinians were involved.

Israeli police and ambulance service said 16 people were also injured.

Israeli media said the two attackers were brothers from East al-Quds: Murad Nimr, 38, and Ibrahim, 30. Both were shot and martyred by the regime’s forces.

Camera footage aired by Israel’s Channel 12 showed the moments of the attack.

Hamas has said in a statement “the operation came as a natural response to unprecedented crimes conducted by the occupation.”

“We confirm that this operation came as a natural response to the occupation's unprecedented crimes, including brutal massacres in the Gaza Strip and the assassination of children in Jenin, and the widespread violations to which our prisoners are exposed in the occupation's prisons.”

The Palestinian Wafa news agency has reported Israeli soldiers raided the neighborhood of Sur Baher in East al-Quds where the attackers lived. The regime forces broke into their house, and detained some of their family members.

Meanwhile, Israeli minister Israel Katz has demanded the attackers’ family members lose identity cards, saying they must also be denied any other “allowances and privileges.”

On Thursday, Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said the regime will continue to distribute weapons to settlers.

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