At least five people were killed and seven seriously injured in a shooting attack that took place at the hands of a Palestinian gunman in Jerusalem, paramedics and police shared.
Israel’s Magen David Adom ambulance services shared more details about the deceased, including identification of the dead as three men in their 30s and a female in her 50s, and one man in his 50s. Nine others were brought into the ER with serious gunshot wounds, and three more were covered with glass.
Israel police shared how two terrorists ended up opening fire towards the bus stop at Ramot Junction, which is located on the city’s northern outskirts.point 244 |
A security officer and a civilian returned fire and neutralized the situation involving the attackers.point 88 | There was no immediate claim from any armed groups, but Hamas did appear online to praise the attack, sources shared.point 186 | 1
The police shared more details about how a huge number of officers were securing the area and that a bomb disposal unit was making sure that it was safe while forensic teams gathered evidence.