Zionist media reported on Tuesday that a Palestinian carried out a combined ramming and shooting operation in occupied al-Quds.
According to the reports, the attack took place at the tunnel checkpoint between al-Quds and Beit Lahm, leaving several Zionists wounded, some in critical condition.
The Palestinian Ministry of Health later announced the martyrdom of 32-year-old Mahdi Mohammed Awad Diriyeh, who was shot dead by occupation forces south of Beit Lahm and identified as the man who carried out the operation.
In a statement, the Palestinian Resistance movement Hamas said the operation represents “a message from our resisting people, who will never remain silent in the face of the occupation’s crimes of genocide in Gaza and destruction in the West Bank.”
The movement stressed that “the escalating resistance operations are a clear message that our people will not stand idly by in the face of genocide and settlement policies.”
Below we publish Hamas’ communique:
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In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful
The heroic ramming operation that took place today near Al-Khader junction, south of Bethlehem, confirms the message of our resisting people, who will never remain silent about the escalating occupation crimes of genocide in Gaza, and killing, arresting, displacing, and demolishing homes in the West Bank.
As we mourn the executor of the operation who ascended as a martyr, we affirm that his pure blood will pave the way for freedom, from which we will not deviate. We also confirm that the sacrifices of the martyrs will remain fuel for the path of return and the defeat of the occupation, and that the will of our people will remain unbreakable, no matter how far the zionist criminal machine goes.
The escalating resistance operations send a clear message that our people will not stand idly by in the face of genocide and settlement policies, and that the occupation’s oppression will turn against it, bringing ruin and terror.
Tuesday: 08 Rabi’ al-Akhir 1447 AH
Corresponding to: September 30, 2025 AD