An Al-Aqsa Martyrs Brigade photo posted to the web at start of peace talks, in July, 2013. Photo: Nedal.net.

The Al Aqsa Martyrs Brigades, the armed wing of the ruling Fatah party, controlled by Palestinian Authority Chairman Mahmoud Abbas, bragged to have killed three Jews last week in the village of Neve Tzuf, also called Halamish.  But, it turns out, they made up the story.

The terrorists posted a statement of their victory online:

The military wing of the Palestinian National Liberation Movement – Fatah

Our belief in the right and the legitimacy of the resistance and to defend the soil of Palestine… thank God Almighty managed the Fatah Al Aqsa Martyrs Brigades – Palestine from storming usurped Halamish near the city of Ramallah promptly at 5:49 pm on Sunday, 03.08.2014 AD.

Fighters clashed with a group of Zionist settlers directly resulting in the death of 3 of the settlers and our fighters return to their bases safely.

We of the Al Aqsa Brigades warn the enemy we will hit them more painfully.

Fire with fire…. murder with murder by bombing and shelling

God is great and God praise

Resistance will continue until victory or martyrdom

Al -Aqsa Martyrs Brigades Palestine

08.03.2014 AD

But the truth, as reported by The Jerusalem Post, was less sanguine:

A home in the Jewish village of Neve Tzuf in the West Bank was broken into by two men, allegedly Palestinians, on Sunday afternoon, police said.

The owner was lightly injured in a confrontation with the burglars before they escaped.

Security forces were combing the area for the perpetrators. The incident was categorized as criminal, although nationalist motives for the break-in were also being investigated.

Blogger Elder of Ziyon flagged the report on Sunday.