At least four people have been confirmed dead after two shooters climbed onto a bus and opened fire.
The attack happened at a busy intersection in north Jerusalem, Israel, during the morning rush hour, sending commuters and passers-by fleeing from the bus stop.
Wounded and unconscious people were left lying in the road and on the pavement nearby, scattered with broken glass.
The Magen David Adom ambulance service identified the dead as one man in his 50s and three men in their 30s, the BBC reports.
Some 15 more people were injured, six seriously.
Israeli police say the two attackers were ‘neutralised’ soon after the shooting began.
Israel’s Army Radio reported this morning that the death toll had increased to five, and police suspect the perpetrators may have been Palestinians from the occupied West Bank.
However the motive for the shooting and who carried it out has not yet been confirmed.
The ongoing war in Gaza has caused a surge of violence in Israel and the Israeli-occupied West Bank.
The last deadly mass shooting was in October 2024, when two Palestinians from the West Bank opened fire on a major boulevard and light rail station in the Tel Aviv area, killing seven people and wounding several more.
Hamas’ military wing claimed responsibility for the attack.
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