2023 Givat Shaul shooting

On 30 November 2023, two Palestinian gunmen killed three and wounded 16 Israeli civilians at a bus stop on the Givat Shaul Interchange in Jerusalem during the ceasefire of the 2023 Israel–Hamas war. A fourth individual, Yuval Castleman (an armed bystander who shot at the gunmen), was shot and killed by responding IDF soldiers who mistook him for one of the attackers. Hamas claimed responsibility for the shooting.

2023 Givat Shaul shooting
Part of the 2023 Israel–Hamas war
The attack site
Native nameפיגוע הירי ביציאה מירושלים
LocationGivat Shaul Interchange, Jerusalem
Coordinates31°47′30″N 35°11′47″E
Date30 November 2023 (2023-11-30)
7:30 a.m.
TargetIsraelis
Attack type
Mass shooting
WeaponsM16 rifle, pistol
Deaths
  • 4 civilians (including a pregnant woman)
  • 2 attackers
Injured16
PerpetratorHamas claimed responsibility
Assailants
  • Ebrahim Nemer
  • Murad Nemer
Fatalities count include a civilian who was killed as a result of a friendly fire incident.
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