This page is subject to the extended confirmed restriction related to the Arab-Israeli conflict.On 7 April 2023, in an attack attributed to and claimed by the Al-Qassam Brigades, an Israeli vehicle was shot at near the Hamra junction, killing two women and critically injuring another, who later also died.
[6] Both sisters were announced dead on the scene by the Magen David Adom, while the critically injured mother was transported to Hadassa Ein Karem hospital in Jerusalem by helicopter,[7] where she died.
[8] The attack was condemned by Israeli leaders including Benjamin Netanyahu[6] and Isaac Herzog,[2] and by British Chief Rabbi Ephraim Mirvis.
The UK remains steadfast in our commitment to work with the Israeli authorities, and all parties in the region, to bring an end to the terrorism that Israel faces, and to the cycle of violence which, as we have seen all too clearly, is so destructive.
He stated that he was considering a $1.3 billion lawsuit against the channel, while the Israeli Consulate and Foreign Ministry also announced that they planned to send complaints to the network.
[16] Hamas's armed wing Al-Qassam Brigades subsequently said that the three Palestinians killed by Israeli forces in the Nablus raid had been responsible for the shooting,[4] naming them as Hassan Qatanani, Muath al-Masri and Ibrahim Jaber.