Islamist group Hamas This Thursday he claimed responsibility for an early morning attack carried out by two Palestinians. who opened fire on a group of Israelis at a bus stop at one of the entrances to the city of Jerusalem, killing at least three people, according to Israeli authorities.

For his part, the Israeli minister Benjamin Netanyahu condemned the attack and stressed that his government “We will continue to expand the supply of weapons to civilians”.

“This measure has proven its value time and again in the war against murderous terrorism,” he said in a message published on his Telegram account, stressing that Two attackers were “liquidated” after being shot The attack was carried out by two agents and an armed civilian who were at a bus stop.

In the same way he handed over his condolences to the families victims of the attack and confirmed that authorities will act against the “terrorists” of the Islamic Resistance Movement “in Jerusalem, A loop, Judea And Samaria (the biblical name for the West Bank, used by Israeli authorities to talk about this Palestinian territory).” “Everywhere”settled.

In turn, the Israeli Defense Minister Benjamin Ganzspoke of a “difficult morning” and argued that the attacks “are further proof of the commitment keep fighting with strength and determination against murderous terrorism.”

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Meanwhile, Hamas said the two attackers Murad Muhammad Nimr and Ibrahim Muhammad Nimr, who carried out a “martyrdom operation” that resulted in the death of three “settlers.” Thus, the group emphasized in a statement published in Telegram which “is a natural response to the unprecedented crimes of the occupation, including the brutal massacre in the Gaza Strip and the murder of children in Jenin.”

Thus, Hamas cited the death two children at the hands of the Israeli army during a large-scale operation carried out on Wednesday in the city of West Bank Jenin and its refugee camp. Israel subsequently stated that two terrorists, including a senior Islamic JihadThey died shot during a raid.

Finally, he warned Israel that “heroes of the people” “ready avenge the blood of the martyrs and repel aggression” in “all cities, villages, streets and alleys.” They will not stop “until the occupation is demolished and eradicated.” “The free Palestinian people do not accept oppression and will not remain silent in the face of a destructive Zionist war in all parts of the country,” he concluded.

Israeli police said the attack in Jerusalem took place in Givat Shaul Crossingwhere “two armed terrorists arrived at the scene in a vehicle and opened fire on a group of civilians at a bus stop.”

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This event is part of a recent rising tensions a surge in violence this year, which has worsened following attacks on October 7 Hamas in Israel.which led to approximately 1200 dead and close to 240 abducted. Gaza authorities, controlled by the Palestinian Islamist group, condemned 15 thousand dead due to the Israeli offensive on the Gaza Strip.

(according to information from Europe Press)