Israeli security forces gather by a body next to a bus at the Ramot road junction in Israeli-annexed east Jerusalem on Sept. 8, 2025. Menahem Kahana/AFP via Getty Images
Five people were killed and at least 12 others wounded, including seven in serious condition, when gunmen opened fire in Jerusalem on Sept. 8, according to Israel’s ambulance service.
Police described the shooters as “terrorists” and confirmed they were killed, though the motive and number of assailants have not yet been clarified.
Paramedics said a man in his 50s and three men in their 30s were pronounced dead at the scene, while a woman evacuated in critical condition to Shaare Zedek Hospital was later declared dead.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is holding an emergency assessment with the heads of Israel’s security establishment in the wake of the attack.
The casualties include seven people in serious condition with gunshot wounds, two in moderate condition, and three lightly injured by glass fragments, according to Israel’s ambulance service, Magen David Adom (MDA).
Victims were evacuated to Jerusalem’s Shaare Zedek, Hadassah Ein Kerem, and Hadassah Mount Scopus hospitals. MDA said it supplied roughly 60 units of blood and blood components to support life-saving treatment for the injured.
Security forces were deployed in large numbers to the area following the attack.
Hamas, which carried out the Oct. 7, 2023, attack on Israel that killed 1,200 people and resulted in 251 abductions, hailed the latest assault without claiming responsibility, calling it a “natural response to the occupation’s crimes against our people.”
