The military wing of Hamas, the Al-Qassam Brigades, claimed responsibility for the attack at a bus stop on the outskirts of Jerusalem on September 8. As a result of the shooting, six people were killed, and the attackers themselves were killed.
That same day, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu visited the scene of the incident and stated that the attackers had come from the West Bank. According to him, the Israeli army is currently surrounding the villages from which the terrorists came.
Hamas initially called the attack a "response to the crimes of the occupying regime," but did not directly acknowledge its responsibility. The Palestinian National Authority did not provide an official comment on the incident.
