Hamas hails Beer Sheba anti-occupation attack

Hamas on Sunday evening praised the anti-occupation shooting and stabbing attack in Beer Sheba’s bus station on the same day, in which one Israeli was killed and nine others were injured.

Hamas spokesman Husam Badran said in a statement: “The heroic anti-occupation attackers have dealt a heavy blow to Israel’s national security.”

He added that the operation confirms “the determination of the Palestinian people.”

“The flames of the ongoing Intifada (uprising) shall never be put out until Palestinians’ demands are met and the Israeli occupation comes to an end,” Badran further stated.

Nine Israelis have reportedly been injured and another was killed in a stabbing and shooting attack in a bus station in Beer Sheba city.