Palestinian Terror Attack Kills Six In Jerusalem, Injures Dozens

A brutal terror attack shook northern Jerusalem on Monday morning when two Palestinian gunmen opened fire on a crowded city bus at Ramot Junction. The attack, carried out on Line 62 as the bus reached the junction, left at least six people dead and dozens more wounded. Witnesses and authorities described a chaotic and horrifying scene with multiple casualties and widespread panic.

At least 15 people were injured in a shooting in the Ramot area of Jerusalem. 2 terrorists were neutralized. pic.twitter.com/1u0vmWt132

— Amit Segal (@AmitSegal) September 8, 2025

Among those killed were Yaakov Pinto (25), an immigrant from Spain who had recently married; Rabbi Levi Yitzhak Pash, a yeshiva teacher; Israel Mentzer (28) and Yosef David (43), both residents of Ramot. Later, two other victims, including a woman in her 50s, succumbed to their injuries after being transported to hospitals. At least 21 people were injured, with several in critical or serious condition. The wounded were taken to Shaare Zedek Medical Center and Hadassah-University Hospitals in Ein Kerem and Mount Scopus.

The attackers boarded the bus and began shooting indiscriminately at passengers. Eyewitnesses said the bus was packed, and the gunfire erupted suddenly, with no time for people to react. Some survivors reported that the bus doors initially failed to open due to a mechanical issue, trapping passengers as the shooting began.

A soldier and several civilians returned fire, killing the two terrorists at the scene. The attackers were later identified as being in their twenties and from Palestinian towns El-Kubeiba and Katanna, near Ramallah. Both Hamas and Palestinian Islamic Jihad praised the attack.

Emergency responders described a scene of carnage. Magen David Adom (MDA) paramedics arrived rapidly, finding victims scattered across the road, sidewalks, and near the bus stop. “There was a lot of destruction, shattered glass, and people lying unconscious,” said MDA paramedic Nadav Taib. Multiple paramedics described working on critically wounded victims, including elderly individuals and young adults. MDA and United Hatzalah teams coordinated rapid evacuation efforts, with some victims receiving treatment on-site and others being transported under emergency conditions.

ZAKA volunteer Shimi Grossman described the area as a “battlefield,” with dozens of terrified civilians pointing out the wounded and multiple bodies near a bullet-ridden bus.

Israeli security forces sealed off Jerusalem, shutting down Highway 1 and launching a full-scale manhunt for any accomplices. Israel Defense Forces (IDF) dispatched four companies to Ramallah and surrounding villages for raids, interrogations, and area lockdowns. Authorities are working under the assumption that the attack might have involved logistical support or planning from others. “The Shin Bet security agency has arrested a resident of East Jerusalem on suspicion of helping carry out this morning’s deadly shooting attack in Jerusalem, Channel 12 reports,” The Times of Israel reported.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu visited the scene shortly after the attack. “We are in an intense war against terror on several fronts,” he declared. He praised the heroism of those who acted quickly, including an ultra-Orthodox soldier from the Hashmonaim Battalion who helped neutralize the attackers. Netanyahu vowed to continue military operations in Gaza, Judea, and Samaria, promising that such attacks would only strengthen Israel’s resolve.

President Isaac Herzog condemned the attack as an act of “absolute evil” and highlighted the bravery of civilians and responders. “In the face of this barbarity, we saw extraordinary acts of heroism,” he said. Foreign Minister Gideon Sa’ar, speaking from Budapest, urged the international community to make a clear choice between supporting Israel or siding with jihadist terrorism.

This is the evil Israel faces.
Two terrorists opened fire on a bus in Jerusalem — targeting passengers, bystanders, anyone in reach.

5 murdered. Over a dozen wounded.

The war Israel fights is for all who stand against terror. pic.twitter.com/bjz1zdkii7

— Israel ישראל (@Israel) September 8, 2025

Reuters: Calls it a “suspected” shooting attack in Jerusalem.

BBC: Puts “terrorists” in quotation marks.

Reuters: “The bus was on a street that leads to Jewish settlements.”

You can’t hate legacy media enough. pic.twitter.com/kNTxas0WeV

— The Persian Jewess (@persianjewess) September 8, 2025

Did you know the Palestinian Authority (not even Hamas) pays its people to murder Jews?

The PA claims to have curbed the practice earlier this year in order to keep millions in U.S. Foreign Aid flowing, but all they did was add a requirement for families of these terrorists to… https://t.co/6WxWJi5C4b

— Joel Berry (@JoelWBerry) September 8, 2025

5 murdered in a terrorist attack in Jerusalem this morning

The man who will financially reward the families of the killers is being treated to a warm welcome by 🇬🇧 PM Starmer today pic.twitter.com/wXngIUUJnG

— Laura Cellier (@laura_i24) September 8, 2025

Palestinian terrorist attacks against Israelis have been common for decades. Among the myriad cases were the 2011 massacre of the Fogel family, whose father, mother, two sons, 11 and 4, as well as their three month-old sister, who was stabbed in her crib, were killed in their home; the abduction and murder of three teenage boys, Eyal Yifrach, Gilad Shaer, and Naftali Frankel, who were hitchhiking in Gush Etztion in 2014, and before that, of course, the Second Intifada.

According to the International Institute for Counter-Terrorism, during the Second Intifada, 887 of the 1,137 Israelis killed in attacks from September 2000 to 2005 were civilians.

Just between May 2001 and May 2002, prior to the bombing at Hebrew University, there were these massacres: five Israelis murdered by a suicide bomber at the HaSharon Mall in May 2001; 21 Israelis murdered by a suicide bomber at the Dolphinarium Discotheque in June 2001; 15 Israelis murdered by a suicide bomber at Sbarro’s Pizza in August 2001, including six children and a 31-year-old woman who was the only child of her parents and was five months pregnant; 11 Israelis mudered in a bus bombing on Ben Yehuda Street in Jerusalem on December 1, 2001; 15 more Israelis murdered the very next day in a Haifa suicide bombing; 11 more Israelis murdered in a bus attack 10 days later in Immanuel; six Israelis murdered in an attack at a bat-mitzvah in January 2002; 11 more Jews killed in an attack on a yeshiva in March 2002, including a five-month-old child; 11 Jews murdered in a bombing at Café Moment in March 2002; 30 Israelis killed as they celebrated Passover in Netanya on March 27, 2002; 16 Israelis murdered in a suicide bombing four days later at the Matza restaurant, and 16 Israelis murdered in Rishon LeZion in May 2002.