Ahmed Asmar
16 February 2024•Update: 16 February 2024
JERUSALEM
Following an attack in Kiryat Malachi in southern Israel on Friday that killed two people, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu issued a statement vowing to continue fighting "Palestinians" until total victory, "with all our might."
"We will continue to fight until total victory, with all our might, on every front, everywhere, until we restore the security and quiet for all citizens of Israel," he said.
Earlier, Israeli public broadcaster KAN reported that two Israelis were killed and four others injured in the shooting attack in Kiryat Malachi.
An initial investigation suggests that the Palestinian suspect is from the Shuafat refugee camp in occupied East Jerusalem, the media outlet claimed.
Israel has pounded the Gaza Strip since an Oct. 7 Hamas attack. The ensuing Israeli attack had killed at least 28,775, injured more than 68,552 others, and caused mass destruction and shortages of necessities.
Nearly 1,200 Israelis are believed to have been killed in the Hamas attack.
The Israeli war on Gaza has pushed 85% of the territory's population into internal displacement amid acute shortages of food, clean water, and medicine, while 60% of the enclave's infrastructure has been damaged or destroyed, according to the UN.
Israel stands accused of genocide at the International Court of Justice, which in an interim ruling in January ordered Tel Aviv to stop genocidal acts and take measures to guarantee that humanitarian assistance is provided to civilians in Gaza.
*Writing by Ahmed Asmar
