Following a devastating gun attack on civilians inside a bus at northern Jerusalem's Ramot Street on Monday morning, Israeli authorities have said that the two attackers behind the shooting were from an area in the occupied West Bank.
Witness and police statements add that the two were working in tandem, with one of the gunmen impersonating a ticket inspector, as per an Al Jazeera report.
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The shooting began as soon as they entered the bus. At least 5 people died and about a dozen others were injured. The attackers were shot dead soon after.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu—who was scheduled for his criminal case hearing this morning that was cancelled due to the attack—arrived at the scene of the crime to take stock of the victims.
He was joined by Israel's National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir and Knesset member Zvi Sukkot.
"(Police are) currently trying to understand how they [the terrorists] got here, who brought them, and I believe that within a short time we will reach everyone who is involved,” Zion Region Assistant Commissioner Shlomi Bachar told local media.
The two attackers reportedly were from towns located southeast of Ramallah—Qatanna and Al-Qubeibah.
The shooting likely originated from the West Bank, explained Israeli political analyst Ori Goldberg, adding that he "seriously" doubted it had been ordered by Hamas.
Hundreds of Israeli security forces are combing the area for additional attackers or possible explosives. The Israeli military has also said that it is surrounding Palestinian villages on the outskirts of the nearby West Bank city of Ramallah, in response to the bus attack.
Although Hamas called the attack "a natural response to the occupation’s crimes against our people", they did not claim responsibility for it.