Hamas hails Jerusalem terror attack as ‘heroic operation’

By Charlie Summers

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8 September 2025, 11:47 am 4 Edit

Police and rescue personnel at the scene of a terror attack at Ramot Junction, at the entrance to Jerusalem, September 8, 2025. (Chaim Goldberg/FLASH90)

Hamas praises the deadly terror attack at Ramot Junction in Jerusalem, calling it a “heroic operation.”

“We affirm that this operation is a natural response to the occupation’s crimes and war of extermination it is waging against our people,” the terror group says in a statement.

Hamas does not take responsibility for the attack, but calls on West Bank Palestinians to “escalate the confrontation with the occupation and its settlers.”

The deadly shooting was carried out by two West Bank Palestinians, who opened fire on civilians on a bus in the city’s north, killing five and wounding at least a dozen more.