Hamas welcomes Neve Tzuf shooting attack, calls for escalation in West Bank

Hamas issued a statement welcoming the shooting attack near Neve Tzuf settlement that killed one person, calling it a "heroic" response to Prime Minister Netanyahu's recent visit to tunnels beneath the Al-Aqsa Mosque. The group described the attack as a "legitimate and natural response" to settler incursions at Al-Aqsa and ongoing violence against Palestinians in the West Bank. Hamas called on Palestinians in the West Bank, Jerusalem, and across the territories to "escalate the resistance actions by all means" and "open a new phase in the confrontation" against Israeli forces and settlers.