The Hamas terror group has taken responsibility for this morning’s shooting attack in Jerusalem that killed two Israelis and injured five, according to Palestinian media reports.
The Gaza-based terror group reportedly said the gunman was a member of the organization, calling him the “Lion of Jerusalem.”
In a separate statement, Hamas spokesperson Fawzi Barhoum called it “a natural reaction to the crimes and violations of the occupation against our people.”
Israeli security forces cordon off the site of a shooting attack near police headquarters in Jerusalem on October 9, 2016. (AFP/AHMAD GHARABLI)
The Palestinian Islamic Jihad movement also praised that attack, calling it “heroic.”
The fatalities in the terror attack at Ammunition Hill were a female bystander in her 60s and a police officer, approximately 30 years old, who was involved in the shootout with the terrorist.
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