Report: Al Aqsa Martyrs Brigades of Imad Mughniyeh Claims Responsibility for Israel Attack

The "Al Aqsa Martyrs Brigades of Imad Mughniyeh" claimed responsibility for a stabbing attack that killed five family members in Itamar, a settlement home to around 800 Israeli Jews, Pan Arab daily al-Hayat reported on Sunday.

Al Aqsa Martyrs Brigades officials denied that the attack came from within their ranks.

Palestinian sources also told al-Hayat that either the perpetrator was acting alone, or had received instructions from abroad, suggesting that the group's name may indicate that it is under Hizbullah's command.

Itamar’s Jews are known for their strongly-ideological views. The settlement rests on the southeastern outskirts of the West Bank city Nablus.

The Nablus area is known for the ongoing friction between Jewish settlers and Palestinian residents, with tensions often disintegrating into clashes with rocks or even gunfire.