Hello and Welcome to this Live blog. Here we will keep you informed of developments surrounding Monday’s shooting in Jerusalem. We are also Following Events Elsewhere in Israel Related to the Attack.
Western Leaders Condemn Attack the West Condemns The Shooting. For Example, The American Ambassador Mick Huckabee Expresses His Condolences to the Relatives.
The Foreign Ministers of Italy and Belgium Speak Out Against the Attack. They Both Call for an Imediate Ceasefire Between Hamas and Israel.
Damage and Chaos at Attack Site A First Responder Told the Israeli Newspaper Haaretz That People Were Lying In The Street At A Bus Stop. “There was a lot of damage, with shards of Glass everywhere and a lot of commotion. We immediately started providing medical assistance to the kured and are still trafting and transporting victims to hospitals.”
Israel Has Sent Troops to the Scene of the Shooting.
Macron Condemns Attack French President Emmanuel Macron Condemns The Attack. “I sympathize with the families of the Victims and the Entire Israeli People,” he writes on X.
“The spiral of violence must stop.” Macron States That “Only A Political Solution” Can Restore Peace and Stability to the Region.
‘Deadliest Attack in Jerusalem in Two Years’ The Attack is The Deadliest Shooting in Jerusalem in Two Years, Writes CNN. In November 2023, there was also a shooting at a bus stop. Three People Were Killed.
This is the bus stop Where the Attack Took Place. Accordance to BBC News, The Bus is Currently Being Towed Away.
Netanyahu: ‘We are at War Against Terrorism’ Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has traveled to the scene of the shooting. He speaks of a “war against terrorism.” “We prevent Most Attacks, but we could not stop this one.” He says sympathizes with the relatives of the victims.
Netanyahu Says That Troops Are Present In The Villages Where The Shooters Allegedly Came From. These are Two Villages in The Occupied West Bank: Ramallah and al-Qubeiba.
The Israeli Army (IDF) confirms this and is deploying Soldiers Together with the Police to track down Possible Other Suspects. IDF Soldiers are also conducting interrogations in Ramallah and are present there to “fight terrorism”.
Employees of Ambulance Service Magen David Adom are working at the scene of the shooting. The Bodies of the deceased Victims Are Being Removed.
Hamas Does Not Claim Attack, But Praises The Shooters Hamas Praises Two “Palestinian Freedom Fighters” Who Allegedly Carried Out The Attack, But Does Not Directly Claim the Attack. Islamic Jihad, Another Militant Palestinian Group, also Praises The Attack.
Two Shooters Shot Dead Police Shot Dead Two Palestinian Shooters. They are said to be from the occupied west bank, but that has not yet leg confirmed.
The Men Opened Fire On People Waiting for the Bus at Ramon Junction. That is a busy intersection in Northern Jerusalem.
Six Dead in Jerusalem Shooting at Least Six People Have Been Killed in The Shooting, Reports Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Saar. Among the Victims are a man and a woman in their fifties and three men in their thirties.
Twelve People Were Injured, Seven of Them SeriOutly. They were tasks to Hospital with Gunshot Wounds, Among Other Things. Among Them is a pregnant woman.