Mohammed Mesek

Hamas' military wing has claimed responsibility for a mass shooting in Tel Aviv that left seven people dead, including a Greek national, and many others wounded.

It said the two attackers, who opened fire on a boulevard and train station in Jaffa Tuesday evening, were its militants and hailed from the southern West Bank city of Hebron.

Hamas has claimed responsibility for the terrorist attack on Tel Aviv’s Jaffa in which seven people were killed and 16 others injured. Among the victims was a Greek man, Ionas Karousis.

The Palestinian group said the attack was launched by two of its members from Hebron, Mohammed Mesek and Ahmed Himmouni.