Terror Attack in Jerusalem: How Militants Breached Security Fence

A preliminary investigation into the deadly terror attack at Ramot Junction has revealed the route the terrorists took to infiltrate Israel, including a known breach in the security fence and the involvement of accomplices.

The two assailants, from the villages of Qatanna and al-Qubeibeh near Ramallah, reportedly entered Israel through a breach in the fence in the Dahiyat al-Barid area, north of Jerusalem. According to security sources, they were aided by an accomplice who drove them to Ramot Junction, where they opened fire on a bus.

New details reveal how they met their end: One of the attackers reportedly spotted the yeshiva student with a gun and tried to shoot him. The student hid behind a bus, and when he had the chance, he went back out and shot both attackers.

In the wake of the attack, Israeli security forces have launched a widespread manhunt. Police have arrested a suspect from East Jerusalem whose involvement is being investigated. Meanwhile, the IDF has arrested the father of one of the terrorists, Mutana Naji Amro, and has cordoned off the villages of Qatanna and al-Qubeibeh. Troops are conducting house-to-house searches, interrogating suspects, and blocking access to other areas in Ramallah for broad security checks.

Netanyahu at the scene of the terror attack in Ramot, Jerusalem, 8 September 2025

In a separate but related security measure, the IDF has launched a major operation in the northern Judea and Samarian area in the Menashe Brigade area, to "thwart and eradicate terror." The operation involves raids, searches for weapons and terror money, and arrests. During a special operation, Duvdevan reservists, guided by the Shin Bet, arrested a terrorist who was in the process of advancing terror plots.