The capturing got here amid a fragile ceasefire between the militant group and the Israeli army
Hamas fighters killed three Israeli civilians and injured others in a point-blank capturing at a crowded bus cease in West Jerusalem on Thursday. The militants had been gunned down on the spot by off-duty Israeli troopers.
The assault got here hours after the Gaza-based militant group agreed to increase a truce with the Israeli army for a seventh day to permit for the continued alternate of hostages for Palestinian prisoners held in Israeli jails.
Video footage of the assault confirmed two gunmen pulling up on the bus cease in a automobile, exiting the car, and opening fireplace on the gang with a pistol and a rifle. As the gang disperses, the attackers attempt to get again into their automobile, however are shot useless by three males later recognized by police as two off-duty troopers and a civilian.
Three Israeli civilians had been killed and not less than eight others had been injured. Israeli media recognized one of many useless as a 74-year-old rabbi.
Footage of terror assault in Jerusalem this morning.2 Hamas nazis opened fireplace on a gaggle of non secular Jews at a bus cease. 2 offduty troopers and civilian eradicated the terrorists.3 civilians killedLivia Dickman, 24, Elimelech Wasserman, 73, and Hannah Ifergan, 60.6 wounded pic.twitter.com/xFDU4fOPGn
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Hamas claimed duty shortly afterwards, describing the assault as “a pure response to unprecedented crimes carried out by the Occupation [Israel],” together with the Israeli army operation in Gaza and the alleged mistreatment of Palestinian prisoners in Israeli jails.
Hamas militants launched a shock assault on October 7, firing a sustained rocket barrage towards Israeli cities and cities earlier than sending its militants into Israel to occupy settlements and army outposts close to the Gaza border. The group took round 240 hostages to the strip, greater than 80 of whom have been launched because the truce started final week. Round 1,200 Israelis had been killed within the October 7 assault.
Israel responded by launching a bombing marketing campaign on Gaza, earlier than sending troops into the strip on the finish of October. The Jewish state has confronted heavy worldwide criticism over its army marketing campaign, which has left greater than 15,000 Palestinians useless, in keeping with the Gaza Well being Ministry. Round two thirds of this quantity are ladies and youngsters, the ministry claims.
The capturing in West Jerusalem has not affected the truce. Israel nonetheless plans on resuming its Gaza offensive when the ceasefire expires, with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu stating on Thursday that “I swore to eradicate Hamas. Nothing will cease us.”
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