The movement described the operation as “heroic” and “a natural response to Israel’s crimes.”

“This courageous operation and the ongoing resistance operations dissipate the illusions of those who have thought that the settlers’ daily rampage and crimes against our people, land and Islamic and Christian holy sites, and their desecration of the Aqsa Mosque will go unpunished and without any response from the resistance,” Hamas said in a statement on Saturday.

“As we salute our heroic resistance fighters, we affirm that the resistance will continue as long as the occupation remains on our land,” the Movement added. (ILKHA)