JERUSALEM (Reuters) -Two Palestinian attackers opened fireplace at a bus cease in the course of the morning rush hour on Thursday on the entrance to Jerusalem, killing at the least three folks and wounding eight others, Israeli police stated.
“The terrorists arrived on the scene by automobile within the morning, armed with an M-16 rifle and a handgun,” police stated. “The terrorists started taking pictures at civilians earlier than subsequently being killed on the scene.”
The shooters got here from East Jerusalem and had been stopped by off-duty troopers and one other civilian who was close by, police stated.
Safety digicam footage aired by Israel’s Channel 12 tv confirmed the moments of the assault. A white automobile is seen stopped beside a crowded bus cease. Two males then step out, weapons drawn, and run on the crowd as folks scatter. Shortly afterwards the Palestinian attackers are gunned down.
“This assault is additional proof for our dedication to proceed combating with power and dedication in opposition to the murderous terrorism that threatens our residents,” cupboard minister Benny Gantz wrote on social media platform X.
A lot of first responders and safety forces converged on the realm that was crowded with morning commuters, and police stated they had been working to reopen the road.
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken, who was visiting Tel Aviv, stated Thursday’s taking pictures was a reminder “of the menace from terrorism that Israel and Israelis face each single day … My coronary heart goes out to the victims of this assault.”
The violence got here as Israel and Hamas struck a last-minute settlement on Thursday to increase their six-day ceasefire in Gaza by yet one more day to permit negotiators to maintain engaged on offers to swap hostages held within the coastal enclave for Palestinian prisoners.
(Reporting by Ari RabinovitchEditing by Lincoln Feast, Bernadette Baum and Gareth Jones)
