At least three people are killed in shootings in Jerusalem, Israeli officials say

Two Palestinian gunmen opened fire at a bus stop on the outskirts of Jerusalem on Thursday morning, killing at least three people, according to Israeli authorities.

Israeli police said in a statement that the gunmen, who were armed with an M16 rifle and a pistol, were killed on the spot by two off-duty soldiers and an armed civilian.

At least six people were injured in the attack, according to Magen David Adom, the Israeli emergency service. Shaare Zedek Medical Center said it was treating four victims, three of whom remained in serious condition.

Israel’s Shin Bet security service said the gunmen were Palestinian brothers from east Jerusalem linked to Hamas, the armed group that controls most of Gaza, and both had previously been imprisoned for “terrorist activities.” They were identified in a statement as Murad Nimr, 38, and Ibrahim Nimr, 30.

Hamas did not immediately comment on the shooting, which came as a fragile ceasefire between Hamas and Israel in Gaza was extended.