The Hamas terror group called the attack a “heroic operation” and vowed that “resistance” against Israel “is continuing and escalating.”
“The continuing terrorism of the occupation and its crimes, attempts to Judaize Jerusalem and to perform sacrifices in the Al-Aqsa Mosque to build its so-called ‘Temple’ during what they call ‘Passover’ — against it stands blood and bullets,” the terror group said in a statement.
Several senior Islamic Jihad officials also praised the attack, with many noting that the shooting took place deep inside Israel’s center.
“This heroic operation deep in Tel Aviv confirms how frail [Israel] is, how susceptible it is to being broken,” senior Islamic Jihad member Yousef al-Hasayneh said, according to a statement circulated in Arabic-language media. READ MORE
