Hamas' spokesperson abroad, Hussam Barduan, confirmed the killing of the murders of Gil-Ad Shaer, Naftali Frenkel and Eyal Yifrah, further confirming the two were members of the group's military wing,
"Two members of the Izz ad-Din al-Qassam Brigades, Amar Abu-Eisha and Marwan Kawasmeh, were killed after a long life of sacrifice and giving. This is the way of the resistence and we follow in its wake step after step," he said.