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Israel Confirms Identities of Jerusalem Shooting Attackers

Israel confirms identities of Mutna Omar and Muhammad Taha as Jerusalem shooting attackers. Shin Bet reveals details of deadly attack in Binyamin region.

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Jerusalem, 8 September, 2025 (TPS-IL) — The Israel Security Agency (Shin Bet) and Israel Police identified the terrorists from Monday morning’s deadly shooting attack in jerusalem as Mutna Omar and Muhammad Taha.

Omar, 20, was a resident of the Palestinian village of Al-Qubeiba. Taha, 21, was a resident of Qatanna. Both villages are in the Binyamin region. The Shin Bet said Omar and Taha had no previous arrests.

Both were killed at the scene.

Six people were killed and 12 were injured when Omar and Taha fired on Israelis at a junction in northern Jerusaelem.

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