Five people were killed in a shooting at a bus stop on the outskirts of Jerusalem on Monday, Israel’s ambulance service said.
Israeli emergency service Magen David Adom (MDA) said there were five victims dead in the shooting attack, updating an earlier toll of four.
The dead included a 50-year-old man, a woman in her 50s and three men in their 30s, MDA said. It said 11 other people had suffered injuries, including six who were in a serious condition with gunshot wounds.
Israeli police said two attackers arrived by car and opened fire at a bus stop at Ramot Junction.
They said a security officer and a civilian shot and killed the assailants. Several weapons, ammunition and a knife used by the attackers were recovered at the scene, police said.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was holding a meeting to assess the situation after the shooting, his office said.
Hamas praises attack
It was not immediately clear who carried out the shooting or what the motive was.
Palestinian militant group Hamas praised two Palestinian “resistance fighters” who it said had carried out the attack, but it stopped short of claiming responsibility.
“We affirm that this operation is a natural response to the crimes of the occupation and the genocide it is waging against our people,” Hamas said in a statement.
Police said the attackers had opened fire towards a bus stop after arriving in a vehicle. Source: AAP / AP / Mahmoud Illean
Islamic Jihad, another Palestinian militant group, also praised the shooting but did not claim responsibility for it.
The shooting was one of the deadliest incidents of its kind since the war in Gaza began after Hamas’ October 2023 attack on Israel.
The Hamas attack resulted in the deaths of more than 1,200 people, according to Israeli figures.
Israel’s retaliatory offensive in Gaza has killed more than 64,300 Palestinians, according to figures from the Gaza health ministry.
This is a developing story and this article will be updated.
