Hamas claims responsibility of Israeli settler attack

Hamas has issued a statement saying the group was behind the “operation” on an Israeli settler who was slightly injured after an attack on the Ariel settlement, near the Salfit area in the occupied West Bank.

The group says the attack comes as part of its response to Israel’s military escalation in the occupied West Bank, calling for more operations against Israel.

Earlier, Israeli media out let Haaretz reported that an 18-year-old civilian was moderately wounded by gunfire in a “suspected terrorist attack” and that Israeli forces were searching for the attacker.