Lethal taking pictures assault at Jerusalem bus cease : NPR

JERUSALEM — Paramedics mentioned a minimum of 5 folks have been killed in a taking pictures assault in Jerusalem after two attackers opened hearth at a bus cease at a busy intersection in north Jerusalem.

Paramedics mentioned an extra 15 folks have been injured, together with six in severe situation.

Police mentioned the attackers shot folks ready at a bus cease, whereas Israeli media reported the attackers additionally boarded a bus and opened hearth inside.

Police mentioned the attackers have 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 id.

The taking pictures came about at a serious intersection on the northern entrance to Jerusalem, on a street that results in Jewish settlements positioned in east Jerusalem.

Footage of the assault confirmed dozens of individuals fleeing from a bus cease on the busy intersection throughout the morning rush hour. Paramedics who responded to the scene mentioned the world was chaotic and lined in damaged glass, with folks 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 conflict 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 in opposition to Palestinians.

Whereas there have been scattered assaults over the previous months in Israel, the final lethal mass taking pictures assault was in October 2024, when two Palestinians from the West Financial institution opened hearth on a serious boulevard and light-weight rail station within the Tel Aviv space, killing seven folks and leaving many others wounded. Hamas’ army wing claimed accountability for the assault.

Based on police, the 2 males opened hearth within the Jaffa neighborhood of Tel Aviv, together with taking pictures immediately into a light-weight rail carriage crowded with passengers that was stopped at a station.

Information from the U.N.’s humanitarian workplace says a minimum of 49 Israelis have been killed by Palestinians in Israel or the West Financial institution between the beginning of the conflict and July 2025.

In that point, Israeli forces and civilians killed a minimum of 968 Palestinians in Israel and the West Financial institution.