GAZA, Dec. 13 (Xinhua) -- The armed wing of Islamic Hamas movement, al-Qassam Brigades, said Thursday that the two killed by Israeli army gunfire earlier in the West Bank are militant members of the group.
Overnight and Thursday predawn, the Israeli army killed Salleh Barghouti and Ashraf Na'alwa, both Hamas militants, who were responsible for carrying out two separate armed attacks in October and last week, which killed and wounded 10 Israelis.
"Our resistance will continue along the map of the homeland. There is still a lot to be done, which will confuse the enemy's calculations," the Hamas armed wing said in a press statement.
Over the past few weeks, Hamas militants escalated their military actions against Israeli soldiers and settlers. Around four shooting attacks were carried out in the West Bank within the last two months.
"The enemy should not dream of security, safety and stability in our valiant area, the West Bank," said the statement, adding that "our fire will burn the occupiers."
Israeli and the Palestinian Authority (PA) security apparatuses have been cooperating in the West Bank to prevent violence. However, Hamas leadership has been calling on the PA to sever all kinds of security cooperation with Israel.
