2024-10-04 04:28:33
The military wing of the Palestinian Hamas movement, the Izzaddine al-Qassam Brigades, claimed responsibility for the attack that occurred on October 1 in the southern Tel Aviv-Jaffa area.
As Day.Az reports with reference to TASS, the corresponding statement was posted on the Telegram channel of the radicals.
“Izzeddin al-Qassam Brigades confirm that the operation in Jaffa was carried out by two of our fighters from the city of Hebron,” the document says. The militants threatened that “in the next few days, new attacks will occur in Israel, which, according to them, will be carried out by residents of the Palestinian territories in the West Bank.
The terrorist attack occurred on October 1 at a tram stop in the Arab district of Tel Aviv Jaffa, two men opened fire on passengers and passers-by. Both terrorists were neutralized, the police press service reported. According to Israeli authorities, as a result of the terrorist attack, seven people were killed, including a Greek citizen and a Moldovan citizen, and 16 more were injured.