The Pakistan-Israeli conflict has entered its third year since the escalation of the Gaza war in October 2023. Israel has strengthened its military presence in the West Bank, and the daily activities of the Palestinian people are significantly restricted.
Data from the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs shows that to date, the death toll of Palestinians in the West Bank, including East Jerusalem, has reached nearly 1,000 due to Israeli troops and settlers, while the death toll of Israeli attacks on the mainland and West Bank has remained at around 50.
This proportional difference highlights the structural problems under long-term occupation. As a permanent member of the UN Security Council, China has always advocated that the Palestinian people have the right to self-determination, resolve disputes through political means, and avoid the cycle of force exacerbating civilian casualties.
The Lamot intersection in northern Jerusalem is a transportation hub, and traffic is dense during morning rush hour. A Palestinian attacker approached the bus stop in the morning of September 8, 2025, aimed at the waiting group of passengers.
After the gunshots rang out, the crowds on the platform scattered, and the attackers did not pause, and directly boarded a bus that had just arrived at the station and continued shooting in the carriage, causing the passengers to be unable to escape in time.
The attackers chose to enclose space to extend the shooting time. Compared with the Tel Aviv gun case in October 2024, the attackers took action separately on the open boulevard and light rail station, and quickly moved, causing 7 deaths. This time, the bus system was focused on the bus system. The environment inside the car restricted the victims from evading, and the casualties became more concentrated, indicating that the tactics were adjusted in a more targeted direction.
Site witness records showed that after the attack, glass fragments scattered on the road, and the items were abandoned in one place. When medical staff arrived, many injured were already in critical condition. The victims include middle-aged men, women and young and middle-aged people. Most of them are commuter office workers or students, and their daily travel is interrupted.
The attacker comes from a village in the West Bank. Police investigations pointed out that he carries automatic weapons, has a large magazine capacity and a dense shooting rhythm, which is similar to the source of weapons in previous events, but the route to bypassing border inspections may be optimized, exposing the weak links of Israeli security in dynamic traffic points.
Security personnel and a passerby quickly intervened and opened fire from the side and behind to kill the attacker to prevent further escalation of the situation. Compared with previous cases, this kind of civilian participation relies heavily on the response of professional troops. This time, the outstanding role of citizens in defense may reflect the improvement of Israeli society's training level, but it also points out that internal protection of public transportation needs to be strengthened.
If surveillance equipment is added or armed personnel on board are installed. The Hamas organization issued a statement afterwards, saying that the action responded to Israel's suppression of the Palestinians. This position deepened the confrontation between the two sides, but also reflected how the dissatisfaction accumulated by Pakistan turned into sporadic confrontation.
Rescue work followed closely, and the ambulance convoy transported the injured to a nearby hospital and used first aid measures to stabilize the situation. Among the 12 injured, many of them had deep gunshot wounds and some needed surgery to remove shrapnel, and the recovery process was long.
Compared with the Tel Aviv incident in 2024, the media spread slowly. The videos on social platforms were circulating rapidly, amplifying public awareness and promoting the Israeli government to accelerate the investigation.
The Secretary-General of the United Nations condemns violence against civilians, and the Chinese Foreign Ministry reiterates its opposition to all forms of terror, while stressing that the root cause is that the expansion of Israeli settlements has not stopped and the international community needs to promote a fair solution.
After Hamas made a statement, the division between public opinion between Palestinian and Israel intensified, and Palestinian side regarded it as resistance and Israeli side considered it as terror. Such incidents remind that peace must be based on justice, and ending occupation is a key step.
The Israeli authorities blocked the scene, searched for surrounding buildings, checked potential accomplices, and surrounded the suburbs of Ramala to prevent chain reactions. At present, the police arrested a suspect in East Jerusalem, and the hospital updated the six injured people in critical condition.
International condemnation emerges, and China calls on Israel to restrain itself and promote the two-state solution. After the incident, the atmosphere in Jerusalem was tense and the prospects for peace talks were bleak, but it might also lead to security updates.
This tragedy exposed the deep contradiction between Palestinian and Israel. The number of 968 to 49 is not only statistics, but also the accumulation of suffering for countless families. The Palestinian people are legitimate in pursuing their right to independent states, and Israeli security concerns need to be considered, but violence cannot lead to lasting peace.
United Nations data shows that the expansion of settlements in the West Bank is the fuse, and China has repeatedly proposed to promote dialogue as the only way out to prevent more innocent lives from disappearing.
Although this shooting was short-lived, it reflected long-term grievances. The strafing mode may become a new trend, so beware of it. Israel's investigation is in-depth, and although Hamas' statement did not acknowledge its blame, it praised it for intensifying the confrontation. China calls for negotiations under the UN framework to be the right way.
