Video: Gunfire Opens on Bus Near Western Wall in Jerusalem

Gunfire was opened on a bus near the Western Wall in Jerusalem's Old City. Two people have been seriously injured, reports the Times of Israel. It is believed that the attacker has fled the scene.

Earlier, it was reported that after a ceasefire came into effect, alerts for a possible rocket attack were triggered in southern Israel. The ceasefire in the Palestinian-Israeli conflict area took effect at 00:30 Yerevan time. Prior to this, Israel had agreed to a ceasefire proposed by Egypt in the Gaza Strip.

On August 5, the Israel Defense Forces launched Operation "Dawn" against Islamic Jihad in the Gaza Strip. Reports indicate that the militants fired around 40 rockets toward Israel, of which 30 were intercepted. The Israeli Defense Forces retaliated by striking munitions depots, arms warehouses, and the firing positions of the Islamic Jihad militant group in the Gaza Strip.