People Killed as Gunmen Attack Jerusalem in Isreal, Video Trends
- A deadly shooting attack occured in Jerusalem on Monday, September 8, killing and injuring several people
- The gunmen opened fire at the Ramot Junction entrance to Jerusalem, a major intersection in the northern part of the city
- Hamas, a Palestinian military group and sociopolitical, hailed the fatal attack as "heroic"
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Jerusalem, Israel - Two gunmen, on Monday, September 8, opened fire at a bus stop at a busy intersection in north Jerusalem, Israel.
As reported by CNN, the attack claimed the lives of at least five people and injuring another 12.
Source: Twitter
The media outlet cited Israeli police, emergency rescue services and local hospitals as providing the figure.
BBC also reported the unfortunate development.
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.
Among the dead was a man of about 50 years old, three men aged around 30 and a woman of about 50, but their full identities are not immediately known.
Viral videos of the condemnable attack can be viewed below:
Hamas hails Jerusalem attack
Hamas hailed the Jerusalem attack and called on the Palestinians to “escalate the confrontation with the occupation and its settlers”.
Calling the shooting a “heroic operation”, the Palestinian militant group said:
“We affirm that this operation is a natural response to the occupation’s crimes and war of extermination it is waging against our people.”
The group, however, did not take responsibility for the attack.
Netanyahu visits Jerusalem shooting site
Meanwhile, Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu was at the scene of the deadly Jerusalem attack.
He conducted a situation assessment of the attack with the heads of Israel's security system.
Source: Twitter
Netanyahu said at the scene of the attack:
"We are in an intense war against terror on several fronts. I want to send condolences to the families of the dead and to the wounded.
"A pursuit and encirclement of the villages from which the terrorists came is underway. One of the people who killed the terrorist was an ultra-Orthodox soldier from the Hashmonaim Battalion.
"These murders, these attacks, on all fronts, they do not weaken us. They only increase our determination to complete the missions we have taken upon ourselves, in Gaza, in Judea and Samaria, everywhere."
Analyst wants end to violence
Mallam AbdulWaheed Atoyebi, the director of the Muslim Awareness International (MAI), expressed concerns over deepening regional instability in the middle east.
MAI is a human rights organisations in Nigeria.
Atoyebi called on the United Nations (UN) to end the crisis.
The global affairs analyst told Legit.ng:
“The attack in Jerusalem is unacceptable, whatever the reason. It is a flagrant violation of international law.
"I do not think escalation that could lead to a further worsening of the crisis in the middle east is the best. Stakeholders should tread with caution."
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Jerusalem city suffers amid war
Earlier, Legit.ng reported that the once bustling streets of Jerusalem's Old City have fallen weirdly quiet, with the ongoing war between Israel and Hamas keeping away tourists and their much-needed cash.
In the maze-like warren of shopping streets that surrounds the city's holy sites, most businesses remained shuttered, nearly four weeks into the war.
The few remaining shopkeepers brave enough to open their stores wait day after day for tourists that have yet to return.
Proofreading by Funmilayo Aremu, copy editor at Legit.ng.
Source: Legit.ng
