6 killed, 12 injured in Jerusalem bus stop shooting

Palestinian attackers opened fire at a bus stop at a busy intersection in north Jerusalem on Monday, September 8, 2025, killing six people and injuring another 12.

Israeli police, emergency rescue services, and local hospitals confirmed the shooting.

Police said the attackers shot people waiting at a bus stop, while Israeli media reported the attackers also boarded a bus and opened fire inside.

A security officer and a civilian shot the attackers soon after the incident began, halting the attack.

Police did not immediately respond to a request for comment on the status of the attackers or their identity.

The shooting took place at a major intersection at the northern entrance to Jerusalem, on a road that leads to Jewish settlements located in east Jerusalem.

Footage of the attack showed dozens of people fleeing from a bus stop at the busy intersection during the morning rush hour. Paramedics who responded to the scene said the area was chaotic and covered in broken glass, with people wounded and lying unconscious on the road and a sidewalk near the bus stop.

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It was not immediately clear who carried out the shooting or what was the motive.

Palestinian militant group Hamas praised two Palestinian “resistance fighters” who it said had carried out the attack but it stopped short of claiming responsibility.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu arrived at the scene some two hours after the shooting.

Netanyahu was supposed to be in court on Monday for his ongoing corruption trial, which was delayed due to the security situation.

He warned that Israel is “fighting a war on multiple fronts,” including both Gaza, the West Bank, and Israel.

Netanyahu also praised the soldier who killed the attacker, who was from a newly-formed unit for ultra-Orthodox soldiers.

Hundreds of security forces arrived at the scene to search for additional attackers or explosives that could have been planted around the area.

The Israeli military told AFP it is encircling Palestinian villages on the outskirts of the nearby West Bank city of Ramallah as it steps up defense in response to the attack.

The Star