Jerusalem shooting horror: Man in his 70s and woman, 24, are killed and eight others are wounded when two attackers open fire on a bus stop before being 'neutralised'

Two people have been killed and eight wounded, including five left in a serious condition, in a shooting in Jerusalem on Thursday.

Israeli police said two suspects 'implicated in the shootings were neutralised on the spot' after the attack near a bus stop on the western side of Jerusalem, where there are no checkpoints guarding entrance to the city.

'Two terrorists arrived in a car, one of them armed with an M-16 (assault rifle) and the other with a pistol,' and opened fire, Jerusalem police chief Doron Torgeman told reporters at the scene.

Officials said that a 24-year-old woman and a man in his 70s were killed in the attack which happened just as the morning rush hour got underway.

Footage from the scene circulating on social media shows armed police surrounding two bodies sprawled on the ground - both appear lifeless.

Other clips showed crowds of people sprinting from gunshots while cars accelerate away from the scene.

The attack comes just hours after a truce pausing fighting in the Gaza Strip between Hamas and Israel was extended for a seventh day, moments before it was due to expire.

Israeli armed police stand guard at the scene of a violent incident in Jerusalem November 30, 2023

Israeli officials work at the scene of a violent incident in Jerusalem November 30, 2023

First responders load the body of one victim into an ambulance

Israeli officials work at the scene of a violent incident in Jerusalem November 30, 2023

Israeli officials work at the scene of a violent incident in Jerusalem November 30, 2023