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Monday, January 15, 2024
Hamas hails Ra’anana terror attack, but doesn’t claim responsibility
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleGianluca Pacchiani is the Arab affairs reporter for The Times of Israel
Hamas praises the car-ramming and stabbing terror attack in the central Israel city of Ra’anana early this afternoon, but stops short of claiming responsibility for it.
The assault, in which an elderly woman was killed and at least 17 people were injured, was carried out by two West Bank Palestinians from the Hebron area, working in Israel illegally.
In a statement, Hamas says that the attack was a “natural response” to Israel’s operations in the Gaza Strip and the West Bank, and hails the perpetrators as “heroes of our people.”
The terror group calls on young Palestinians throughout the West Bank and Jerusalem to escalate attacks against Israelis “until our land and holy sites are liberated.”
The Times of Israel Community.