Hamas announced it was behind the overnight shooting attack near Hebron in which an IDF officer was lightly wounded, according to KAN News. The gunman remains at large; further details have not been released.
Hamas has claimed responsibility for the overnight shooting attack near Hebron that lightly wounded an IDF officer, Israeli public broadcaster KAN reported Sunday morning. The announcement follows The Zioneer's earlier bulletin at 10:02 Jerusalem, which reported that a terrorist opened fire on forces operating near Dahariya, hitting an officer in the hand before fleeing, with the assailant still at large. Hamas's claim — made via a published statement — marks one of the group's rare explicit assertions of involvement in a West Bank shooting attack outside the context of a larger operation.
The thread began at 10:02 Jerusalem, when The Zioneer reported the initial details of the attack based on Hebrew-language reports: a soldier was lightly wounded, the gunman escaped, and no immediate claims of responsibility had emerged. The military's account has remained consistent throughout. By Sunday morning, multiple Israeli news outlets, including KAN, reported the Hamas claim, shifting the story from an unclaimed attack to one that the group has publicly acknowledged. The corroboration remains based on media reports; no on-record confirmation from either the military or Hamas leadership has been provided beyond the statement cited by KAN.
As The Zioneer has previously reported on the relationship between armed factions and West Bank attacks, Hamas rarely publishes individual claims of responsibility for shootings, especially those resulting in light injuries only. The absence of further details from either the IDF or Hamas on the gunman's identity or the circumstances of the attack leaves the operational picture incomplete.
It remains unclear whether the shooter was an operative dispatched by Hamas or an individual acting independently who later sought the group's backing. No official Israeli confirmation of the claim has been issued, and no additional information on the gunman's status — captured, killed, or still fugitive — has been released.
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