Gunfire in the streets! Six killed, including a pregnant woman, in a horrific bus attack in Jerusalem as panic ensued.

Chaos erupted Monday morning at the Ramot Junction in Jerusalem. Around 10:13am, gunmen armed with automatic weapons launched a deadly attack, leaving six tragically dead. Both attackers were shot dead by swift action from security and a courageous civilian.

 

A chilling video captured the scene as people fled in fear. Hamas praised the attackers as 'resistance fighters', yet did not claim direct responsibility. The group called the bloody event a 'natural response' to continuous tensions with Israel.

Among the victims were a 50-year-old man, a woman in her fifties, and three men in their thirties. Medical teams reported that 11 others were wounded, with six sustaining severe gunshot injuries.

 

Police reports revealed that two assailants arrived by car, targeting a crowded bus stop. A security officer and a bold civilian—armed with his grandfather's pistol and newly licensed—acted swiftly to neutralise the threat. Their bravery prevented further loss of life.

 

Survivors shared harrowing accounts of survival. Malka Cohen said she hid beneath a car to avoid gunfire, while another witness described the terrifying moments just after leaving the bus. Gunshots rang out, and chaos descended as people ran for their lives.

 

 

Paramedics attended a scene of devastation, scattered with broken glass and injured civilians. Immediate medical care was administered as the area swarmed with emergency responders.

Bomb disposal units were swiftly deployed to ensure safety, while investigators gathered evidence. Blood supplies were urgently flown in to assist the critically injured, highlighting the gravity of the situation.

 

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu visited the scene with national security minister Itamar Ben-Gvir. Roads around the area were sealed, and checkpoints between East Jerusalem and the West Bank were shut as a security measure.

In a dramatic international development, US President Donald Trump issued a stark warning to Hamas on Sunday, urging the group to negotiate regarding hostages in Gaza. Trump claimed the Israelis agreed to his terms, pressing Hamas for compliance. Hamas responded with a willingness to dialogue after receiving communications from US officials.

 

News of a proposed Gaza hostage and ceasefire deal emerged, but details remain under wraps. The world watches closely as tensions rise amidst calls for peace.

 

As investigators piece together the details, Israel braces itself under tightened security. This atrocity marks another grim chapter in a long-standing conflict, leaving families grieving and a nation searching for calm.

 

Key Takeaways:

• Deadly Attack in Jerusalem: A fatal bus attack at Ramot Junction resulted in six deaths, including a pregnant woman, with security forces quickly neutralizing the attackers.

• Tensions and Reactions: Hamas praised the attackers as 'resistance fighters' but did not claim responsibility, framing it as a response to ongoing Israeli tensions.

• International Response: US President Donald Trump urged Hamas to negotiate on hostage situations in Gaza, with talks of a potential ceasefire deal, highlighting the broader conflict implications.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  Adapted by ASEAN Now from Daily Mail 2025-09-08

 

 

 

 

 

RIP to all the dead and a swift recovery to all the wounded.

 

When will all the parties involved have a change of plan and start living together peacefully?

 

Surely after 80 years of tit for tat attacks like this and worse, it's time to  bring some sensible people from both sides to the peace table, or do these atrocities keep happening ad-infinitum? 

 

My condolences to the families and friends of the victims of the Jerusalem terrorist attack.  RIP.

 

2 hours ago, Jeff the Chef said:

When will all the parties involved have a change of plan and start living together peacefully?

 

Surely after 80 years of tit for tat attacks like this and worse, it's time to  bring some sensible people from both sides to the peace table, or do these atrocities keep happening ad-infinitum? 

 

The first step towards a permanent peace will come when all Palestinian groups recognize Israel's right to exist as a sovereign state and homeland to the world's Jews.  Once Palestinians give up the goal of destroying Israel, many things can be settled through negotiation. It seemed as if things were indeed moving in the right direction in the 1990s with the Oslo accords, the PLO's recognition of Israel and the creation of the Palestinian Authority. 

 

However,  the refusal of militant groups like Hamas to accept the Oslo peace process and the start of the Second Intifada made Israel lose faith in a gradual peace process.  Hamas' electoral victory in Gaza and continued terrorist attacks on Israelis doomed negotiations until Hamas changed its stance; surrendered; or most likely, was destroyed.  That's where we are today and the outlook is not optimistic.

I think it was the late Golda Meir who said that there would only be peace when the Palestinians learnt to love their children more than they hated Jews.

Hate attracts hate. 

 

War attracts war. 

 

Murder attracts murder. 

 

Tits attracts tats (no pun here)

 

In the middle, it's usually the innocent who pay the price,  no matter on which side they are. 

From circa AD610 to AD2025 is a bit more than 80 years. 

 

I refuse to use the post-modernist secular CE and BCE as a matter of principal. 

Killing jews is the goal of the modern National Socialists

Oh nooo. While the Prime Minister is wanted on international warrants for crimes against humanity and war crimes.

 

 

Why would anybody want to do that? 

2 hours ago, Jeff the Chef said:

RIP to all the dead and a swift recovery to all the wounded.

 

When will all the parties involved have a change of plan and start living together peacefully?

 

Surely after 80 years of tit for tat attacks like this and worse, it's time to  bring some sensible people from both sides to the peace table, or do these atrocities keep happening ad-infinitum? 

 

Hope springs eternal.

2 hours ago, Jeff the Chef said:

RIP to all the dead and a swift recovery to all the wounded.

 

When will all the parties involved have a change of plan and start living together peacefully?

 

Surely after 80 years of tit for tat attacks like this and worse, it's time to  bring some sensible people from both sides to the peace table, or do these atrocities keep happening ad-infinitum? 

 

 

This is not tit for tat. This was a terrorist attack that specifically targeted civilians. There was no military asset targeted, just assumed unarmed civilians..

It is wonderful that you appeal to sensible people to go to the peace table but you  ignore the reality that anytime an Arab tries to talk peace, the Arab is murdered, by those who wish to keep violence going.  As for the Israelis who wanted to live in peace, the October 7 mass murder that specifically targeted people predisposed to living in peace with the Arabs, shows what happens to Israelis who let their guard down.

14 minutes ago, Packer said:

Oh nooo. While the Prime Minister is wanted on international warrants for crimes against humanity and war crimes.

Why would anybody want to do that? 

 

Still trying to incite a pogrom?

Whatever the PM of Israel's legal issues may be, it does not justify the  mass murder of people who have no connection to  the conflict. 

55 minutes ago, Evil Penevil said:

My condolences to the families and friends of the victims of the Jerusalem terrorist attack.  RIP.

 

 

The first step towards a permanent peace will come when all Palestinian groups recognize Israel's right to exist as a sovereign state and homeland to the world's Jews.  Once Palestinians give up the goal of destroying Israel, many things can be settled through negotiation. It seemed as if things were indeed moving in the right direction in the 1990s with the Oslo accords, the PLO's recognition of Israel and the creation of the Palestinian Authority. 

 

However,  the refusal of militant groups like Hamas to accept the Oslo peace process and the start of the Second Intifada made Israel lose faith in a gradual peace process.  Hamas' electoral victory in Gaza and continued terrorist attacks on Israelis doomed negotiations until Hamas changed its stance; surrendered; or most likely, was destroyed.  That's where we are today and the outlook is not optimistic.

Even during and after Oslo, Israel rapidly expanded settlements in the West Bank. Land meant to be part of a future Palestinian state was being carved up, making negotiations look like a cover for permanent occupation.

The Oslo process promised Palestinians progress toward statehood, but instead they saw endless checkpoints, restrictions on movement, and no end to military control.

The Second Intifada did not come out of nowhere. It erupted after years of frustration, stalled talks, and Ariel Sharon’s provocative visit to the Temple Mount/Haram al-Sharif in 2000.

A true settlement requires accountability on both sides – not just demands for Palestinian surrender.

22 minutes ago, Packer said:

Oh nooo. While the Prime Minister is wanted on international warrants for crimes against humanity and war crimes.

 

 

Why would anybody want to do that? 

And maybe something to do with IDF killing 40 today. This has become such a normal occurrence it doesn’t make headlines. 
https://aje.io/lhneh5?update=3933696

11 minutes ago, Patong2021 said:

 

Still trying to incite a pogrom?

Whatever the PM of Israel's legal issues may be, it does not justify the  mass murder of people who have no connection to  the conflict. 

Do you think Israeli civilian causualties are worth more than Palestinian ones?

1 hour ago, Evil Penevil said:

Hamas' electoral victory in Gaza and continued terrorist attacks on Israelis doomed negotiations until Hamas changed its stance; surrendered; or most likely, was destroyed.  That's where we are today and the outlook is not optimistic.

After Hamas’s 2006 electoral victory (in an election international observers called fair), Israel imposed a blockade rather than exploring political engagement. Collective punishment replaced diplomacy.

OMG, the poor persecuted Israelis.  Just trying to go about their simple lives, bothering no-one.

11 minutes ago, JimCM said:

Do you think Israeli civilian causualties are worth more than Palestinian ones?

Absolutely. 

3 minutes ago, Lee65 said:

OMG, the poor persecuted Israelis.  Just trying to go about their simple lives, bothering no-one.

Oh hi...welcome.... You support killing pregant jewish ladies too?

24 minutes ago, Lee65 said:

OMG, the poor persecuted Israelis.  Just trying to go about their simple lives, bothering no-one.

Exactly, and they better get used to it because of what their govt is doing,

 

20 minutes ago, Yagoda said:

Oh hi...welcome.... You support killing pregant jewish ladies too?

You say nothing when they’re not Jews.

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=dofy07NB4mE

45 minutes ago, Patong2021 said:

 

This is not tit for tat. This was a terrorist attack that specifically targeted civilians. There was no military asset targeted, just assumed unarmed civilians..

It is wonderful that you appeal to sensible people to go to the peace table but you  ignore the reality that anytime an Arab tries to talk peace, the Arab is murdered, by those who wish to keep violence going.  As for the Israelis who wanted to live in peace, the October 7 mass murder that specifically targeted people predisposed to living in peace with the Arabs, shows what happens to Israelis who let their guard down.

Yes, October 7 targeted civilians – but Israel has also killed thousands of Palestinian civilians in its own assaults. Extremists on both sides, not just Hamas, have murdered peace-seekers – remember Rabin was assassinated by an Israeli. Blaming only Palestinians ignores Israel’s decades of occupation and collective punishment that fuel this cycle.

1 minute ago, JimCM said:

but Israel has also killed thousands of Palestinian civilians in its own assaults.

lie

44 minutes ago, Yagoda said:

lie

Now you are just trolling 

8 hours ago, JimCM said:

Now you are just trolling 

I think you’re right. 😂😂😂 just ignore him. 

Tragedy.

But not surprising. 

If you commit war crimes and kill thousands of innocent women and children.....then the hate strikes back.

High time to stop the genocide.

The IDF will be busy again.

10 hours ago, Yagoda said:

Absolutely. 

Inhumane😱

10 hours ago, Patong2021 said:

 

This is not tit for tat. This was a terrorist attack that specifically targeted civilians. There was no military asset targeted, just assumed unarmed civilians..

It is wonderful that you appeal to sensible people to go to the peace table but you  ignore the reality that anytime an Arab tries to talk peace, the Arab is murdered, by those who wish to keep violence going.  As for the Israelis who wanted to live in peace, the October 7 mass murder that specifically targeted people predisposed to living in peace with the Arabs, shows what happens to Israelis who let their guard down.

You describe a 

"Victim perpetrator reversal" ??

The Palestinians never accepted the UN mandate, have developed a society of vile haters and conducted hundreds of terrorist attacks against Israelis since 1948 resulting in over 5,000 deaths. This is just another.. https://www.johnstonsarchive.net/terrorism/terrisraelsum.html

 

Is it any wonder that Israel has continued to develop West Bank settlements over the years?

How would you feel living near people who want to destroy you and your country?
 

2 minutes ago, Donga said:

How would you feel living near people who want to destroy you and your country?

Are you addressing the Palestinians? Do you ask them how they are feeling??

12 hours ago, Patong2021 said:

anytime an Arab tries to talk peace, the Arab is murdered, by those who wish to keep violence going.  

 

and usually by another Arab!

 

 

12 hours ago, JimCM said:

And maybe something to do with IDF killing 40 today. This has become such a normal occurrence it doesn’t make headlines. 
https://aje.io/lhneh5?update=3933696

 

Yes, people die in wars unfortunately. Only 40 deaths in a day are not enough to support the media's cries of genocide, so no, it does not make headlines.