Two Palestinian gunmen opened fire at a bus stop on the outskirts of Jerusalem on Monday, killing six people in one of the deadliest attacks in the city in the past few years.
Footage from a dashboard camera at the scene showed people fleeing from the vicinity of a bus stopped by the side of a road as shots rang out. Another video showed a bus' windscreen and windows pierced with bullet holes.
Israel's ambulance service initially said there were four victims, later updating that number to five. It said five of the victims were a 50-year-old man, a woman in her fifties, and three men in their thirties. It said 11 other people had suffered injuries, including six who were in a serious condition with gunshot wounds.
Israeli foreign minister Gideon Saar later said a sixth person had died and that the gunmen were Palestinians from the Israeli-occupied West Bank.
Palestinian militant group Hamas praised two Palestinian "resistance fighters" who it said had carried out the attack, but it stopped short of claiming responsibility.
"We affirm that this operation is a natural response to the crimes of the occupation and the genocide it is waging against our people," Hamas said in a statement.
Islamic Jihad, another Palestinian militant group, also praised the shooting.
Police said the attackers had opened fire towards a bus stop after arriving in a vehicle. Source: AAP / AP / Mahmoud Illean
Israeli police said two attackers arrived by car and opened fire at a bus stop at Ramot Junction.
They said a security officer and a civilian shot and killed the assailants. Several weapons, ammunition and a knife used by the attackers were recovered at the scene, police said.
The shooting was one of the deadliest incidents of its kind since the war in Gaza began after Hamas' October 2023 attack on Israel.
The Hamas attack resulted in the deaths of more than 1,200 people, according to Israeli figures.
Israel's retaliatory offensive in Gaza has killed more than 64,300 Palestinians, according to figures from the Gaza health ministry.
Foreign minister condemns attack
Foreign Minister Penny Wong said in a statement that Australia "condemns the horrific shooting attack".
"Our thoughts are with the families and loved ones of the victims and those injured," Wong said in a statement. "Terrorism can never be justified."
French President Emmanuel Macron similarly condemned the attack, while Germany's foreign minister Johann Wadephul called it "cowardly".
This is a developing story and this article will be updated.
