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\"\"<\/a>Hamas Praises Murder of Pregnant Israeli Mother After Terrorist Attack in West Bank<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/h5>\n

Ailin Vilches Arguello<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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Relatives and friends of Tzeela Gez, who was shot dead while in a car with her husband in the West Bank, as they were driving to hospital to give birth, mourn during her funeral in Jerusalem, May 15, 2025. Photo: REUTERS\/Ronen Zvulun<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

Hamas sparked global outrage after lauding the murder of a pregnant Israeli mother of three \u2014 shot in the West Bank on her way to the hospital to give birth \u2014 as \u201chistoric,\u201d amid a surge in violence and ongoing efforts by mediators to reach a ceasefire in Gaza.<\/span><\/p>\n

Shortly after the shooting terrorist attack near the West Bank town of Bruqin, Abu Obaida, spokesperson for\u00a0the Qassam Brigades<\/a>\u00a0\u2014 the military wing of the Palestinian terrorist group \u2014 issued a statement praising the assault.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cWe commend the heroic shooting operation near Bruqin, west of Salfit, carried out by the brave members of our people in the West Bank,\u201d Obaida said.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cWe call on our people to rise up against the occupation in defense of Al-Aqsa, to confront the aggression in the West Bank and its refugee camps, and to support their steadfast brothers and sisters in Gaza,\u201d he continued.<\/span><\/p>\n

On Wednesday, a Palestinian terrorist opened fire on Israeli vehicles in the northern West Bank, fatally wounding a pregnant woman and injuring her husband as they made their way to the hospital to deliver their baby.<\/span><\/p>\n

After the attack, the 30-year-old woman, identified as Tzeela Gez, was quickly transported to Petah Tikva\u2019s Rabin Medical Center in critical condition. Despite doctors\u2019 efforts to save her, she was pronounced dead early Thursday morning.<\/span><\/p>\n

With an emergency C-section, doctors managed to deliver her baby, who is now in stable condition but continues to fight for his life.<\/span><\/p>\n

According to the hospital, her husband Hananel, who was driving the car, sustained minor injuries after his condition was initially reported as serious.<\/span><\/p>\n

Gez\u2019s funeral took place at Jerusalem\u2019s Givat Shaul Cemetery at 5.30 pm on Thursday.<\/span><\/p>\n

Israel\u2019s Foreign Ministry condemned the attack and described Hamas\u2019s celebration of the murder of Gez \u2014 who was in her ninth month of pregnancy \u2014 as \u201csickening\u201d in a statement posted on the social media platform X.<\/span><\/p>\n

United States Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee also condemned the assault, saying it \u201cshows Hamas is proud to stand behind cold-blooded murder.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cThe savage & uncivilized contempt for a pregnant woman & her baby reveals what Israel is fighting [for],\u201d the American diplomat said.<\/span><\/p>\n