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Five killed in Jerusalem shooting attack, paramedics say Six killed in Jerusalem shooting attack, paramedics say
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Israeli police said two gunmen opened fire towards a bus stop at Ramot JunctionIsraeli police said two gunmen opened fire towards a bus stop at Ramot Junction
Five people have been killed and seven seriously wounded in a shooting attack by Palestinian gunmen in Jerusalem, paramedics and police say. Six people have been killed and six others seriously wounded in an attack by Palestinian gunmen in Jerusalem, paramedics and police say.
Israel's Magen David Adom ambulance service identified the dead as three men in their 30s, one woman in her 50s, and one man in his 50s. Nine people with gunshot wounds were taken to hospitals with three others injured by broken glass. Israeli police said two "terrorists" arrived in a vehicle and opened fire towards a bus stop at Ramot Junction, on the city's northern outskirts. A soldier and a civilian returned fire, and "neutralised" the attackers, it added.
Israeli police said two "terrorists" arrived in a vehicle and opened fire towards a bus stop at Ramot Junction, on the city's northern outskirts. A security officer and a civilian returned fire, and "neutralised" the attackers, it added. Israel's Magen David Adom ambulance service said the dead included three men in their 30s, one woman in her 50s, and one man in his 50s. Eight people are being treated for gunshot wounds at local hospitals.
There was no immediate claim from any armed groups, although Hamas praised the attack.There was no immediate claim from any armed groups, although Hamas praised the attack.
The police said a large number of officers were securing the area, and that bomb disposal units were ensuring that it was safe while forensic teams gathered evidence. During a visit to the scene, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Israel was in a "intense war against terror on several fronts".
"A pursuit and encirclement of the villages from which the terrorists came is under way," he said.
The Israeli military said soldiers were surrounding several areas on the outskirts of the city of Ramallah, in the occupied West Bank, to "thwart terrorism and strengthen the defence effort".
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The Israeli military said soldiers had also been deployed to the area and were searching for suspects in co-operation with the police. Monday's attack took place towards the end of the morning rush hour while many people were waiting for buses at the busy Ramot Junction.
Troops were also encircling several areas on the outskirts of the city of Ramallah, in the occupied West Bank, to "thwart terrorism and strengthen the defense effort", it added. Israel police spokesman Lt Dean Elsdunne said units had recovered "several weapons, ammunition and a knife used by the terrorists".
Israeli media reported that the gunmen were believed to have set out from the villages of al-Qubeiba and Qatanna, which are about 10km (6 miles) west of Ramot Junction. "We're working to identify anyone and everyone who planned, supported or had knowledge of this attack," he said.
Police Assistant Commissioner Shlomi Bachar told Channel 12 TV at the scene that officers were "currently trying to understand how they got here, who brought them, and I believe that within a short time we will reach everyone who is involved", the Times of Israel reported. Israeli media reported that the gunmen were believed to have set out from the Palestinian villages of al-Qubeiba and Qatanna, on the outskirts of Ramallah, about 10km (6 miles) west of Ramot Junction.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was meanwhile conducting a situation assessment with the heads of the security establishment following the attack, his office said. Dashcam video shared by the Israeli foreign ministry showed dozens of men, women and children running from a bus shelter and a stationary bus as the sound of gunfire rings out.
Hamas praised what it called the "heroic and exceptional operation by two Palestinian resistance fighters", which it said was a "natural response to the crimes of the occupation [Israel] and the genocide it is waging against our people". The front windscreen of a second bus behind shatters as the gunfire continues, before what appear to be armed civilians approach the scene.
Germany's Foreign Minister, Johann Wadephul, said he was "deeply shocked by the cowardly terrorist attack" and that his thoughts were with the victims' families. "Suddenly I hear the shots starting... I felt like I was running for an eternity," Ester Lugasi, one of the injured, told Israeli TV from hospital. "I thought I was going to die."
Daniel Katzenstein, a first responder with the United Hatzalah emergency medical service, arrived shortly after the attack and treated one of the bus drivers at the scene.
"His name was Mohammed," Mr Katzenstein told the BBC. "He also ran to help. This is not a battle of Islam versus Judaism, this is a battle between the people who wish to do harm, and the people who want to live life."
In a statement posted on social media, Israeli President Isaac Herzog said: "Innocent citizens, children and adults, were murdered and injured in cold blood on a bus in the streets of a city at the hands of evil terrorists.
"The shocking attack reminds us time and again that we are fighting absolute evil," he added. "The world must understand what we are facing."
French President Emmanuel Macron said he "strongly condemned the terrorist attack", while German Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul said he was "deeply shocked by the cowardly terrorist attack".
Hamas praised what it called the "heroic and exceptional operation by two Palestinian resistance fighters".
Without admitting it had organised the attack, Hamas said it was a "natural response to the crimes of the occupation [Israel] and the genocide it is waging against our people".
The group has been fighting a war with Israeli forces in the Gaza Strip for almost two years, triggered by its attack on southern Israel on 7 October 2023.
Israeli security forces have been on high alert in Israel and the West Bank since then, and there have been relatively few attacks of this kind in the Jerusalem area.
In November 2023, three Israelis were killed when two Palestinian gunmen opened fire at a bus stop in West Jerusalem in an attack that was claimed by Hamas.