Gaza - "Jerusalem" dot com - "Hamas" and "Islamic Jihad" movements blessed, on Saturday evening, the shooting attack at the Shuafat checkpoint in occupied Jerusalem , which resulted in the injury of 3 Israeli soldiers.

Hamas said in a statement: "We congratulate the ongoing resistance operations in the occupied West Bank, which culminated tonight in a bold operation against enemy soldiers at the Shuafat checkpoint in occupied Jerusalem." according to the text of its statement.

And she added: "The occupation's crimes against the blessed Al-Aqsa Mosque, and against our people yesterday and today in Jenin, Ramallah and Qalqilya, will not remain unanswered, and the bullets of the free men know their way towards the spread targets of the occupation." As stated in the text of the statement.

For its part, the "Islamic Jihad" movement said, "This operation comes within the framework of the escalation of resistance in the occupied West Bank in an organized and advanced manner, and in response to the continuous crimes of the occupation against our people in the West Bank."

It added in a statement: "The operation at the Shuafat checkpoint as a place carries another message to the enemy that the resistance will not hesitate to attack it as long as it is perched on our land and anywhere." As stated in its statement.

And she continued: "The timing of the operation is important in light of the Zionist attack on our people, which coincides with the so-called Jewish holidays." according to the text of the statement.

It considered that "the nature of the resistance operations indicates the development of the Palestinian resistance and its men, and their ability to inflict pain on the enemy is escalating day by day." According to the text of the statement.