Hamas welcomed the attack at the central station in Be'er Sheva, which killed Israel Border Police Cpl. Shira Chaya Suslik, 19, and called it "a heroic operation that came to protect our people and confront the arrogance of the occupier engaged in a war of extermination." According to the terrorist organization, "the operation in Be'er Sheva isa natural extension of the actions of our people against the brutal occupier and an expected response to its crimes."


