Hamas head praises “heroic” terror attack in which 1 was killed and 2 injured: “I welcome the operation today and support those who carried it out”
Headline: “Haniyeh: The operation is heroic even though I don’t know who carried it out”
“Hamas Movement Political Bureau Head Ismail Haniyeh welcomed the Dolev operation (i.e., terror attack, 1 murdered) today (Friday) [Aug. 23, 2019], which took place in the western Ramallah district and led to the death of a female settler (sic., Rina Shnerb, who was murdered in the attack, was from the Israeli coastal city of Lod) and the serious wounding of others.
During a Friday sermon at the Al-Omari Mosque in Gaza, Haniyeh said that ‘The operation of Ramallah today is heroic, even though I am unfamiliar with the person who carried it out, and it tells the Israeli occupation: Stay away from the exploding powder keg – that is, Jerusalem – which burns those who attack it.’
He added: ‘I welcome the operation today and support those who carried it out, and I pray to God that He protect them.’ He continued: ‘For a long time we have warned the occupation to stay away from Jerusalem and the Al-Aqsa Mosque.’”