Hamas welcomed the terror attack that took place Sunday morning in the Barkan industrial area in the West bank during which a man and a woman were critically wounded and a woman was moderately wounded.

"The Barkan shooting is a new chapter in our resistance in the West Bank," Hamas said.

"The incident has proven that the attempts of the Palestinian Authority to normalize relations with the Zionist occupier are unsuccessful.

"The Palestinian youth wants confrontation, "the terror organization added.