Israeli police and rescue groups reply on the scene of a capturing assault the place a number of individuals killed and injured in Jerusalem, Monday, Sept. 8, 2025.
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JERUSALEM — Paramedics mentioned a minimum of 5 individuals had been killed in a capturing assault in Jerusalem after two attackers opened fireplace at a bus cease at a busy intersection in north Jerusalem.
Paramedics mentioned an extra 15 individuals had been injured, together with six in critical situation.
Police mentioned the attackers shot individuals ready at a bus cease, whereas Israeli media reported the attackers additionally boarded a bus and opened fireplace inside.
Police mentioned the attackers had been shot quickly after the assault started, however didn’t instantly reply to a request for touch upon the standing of the attackers or their identification.
The capturing occurred at a significant intersection on the northern entrance to Jerusalem, on a street that results in Jewish settlements situated in east Jerusalem.
Footage of the assault confirmed dozens of individuals fleeing from a bus cease on the busy intersection through the morning rush hour. Paramedics who responded to the scene mentioned the realm was chaotic and coated in damaged glass, with individuals wounded and mendacity unconscious on the street and a sidewalk close to the bus cease.
There was no speedy touch upon the assault from Palestinian militant teams.
The struggle in Gaza has sparked a surge of violence in each the Israeli-occupied West Financial institution and Israel. Palestinian militants have attacked and killed Israelis in Israel and the West Financial institution, whereas there has additionally been an increase in settler violence towards Palestinians.
Whereas there have been scattered assaults over the previous months in Israel, the final lethal mass capturing assault was in October 2024, when two Palestinians from the West Financial institution opened fireplace on a significant boulevard and lightweight rail station within the Tel Aviv space, killing seven individuals and leaving many others wounded. Hamas’ army wing claimed duty for the assault.
In accordance with police, the 2 males opened fireplace within the Jaffa neighborhood of Tel Aviv, together with capturing immediately into a lightweight rail carriage crowded with passengers that was stopped at a station.
Knowledge from the U.N.’s humanitarian workplace says a minimum of 49 Israelis had been killed by Palestinians in Israel or the West Financial institution between the beginning of the struggle and July 2025.
In that point, Israeli forces and civilians killed a minimum of 968 Palestinians in Israel and the West Financial institution.
