Israeli police and emergency responders recover the body of the truck driver.<\/figcaption><\/p>\n<\/figure>\nThe circumstances of the crash remain under investigation, and Israeli police have not indicated whether they are treating the incident as a suspected terror attack or a traffic accident.<\/p>\n
However, Hamas claimed responsibility for the attack, saying it was a \u201cnatural response\u201d to Israel\u2019s actions in \u201cGaza, the West Bank, and Jerusalem.\u201d<\/p>\n
A\u00a0video geolocated by NBC News shows the immediate aftermath and the rescue operation, being narrated in Hebrew by a woman who said she was on the bus that had been rammed.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe are at Haim Hertzog base. A truck came with full power, hit us,\u201d she said. \u201cWe managed to escape. There are some of our people trapped, senior citizens trapped.\u201d<\/p>\n
In the video, several people could be seen pinned beneath the truck, with some responsive to rescue workers.<\/p>\n
\u201cYou can\u2019t understand what\u2019s going on here,\u201d she said. \u201cGod, god, I can\u2019t look at this.\u201d<\/p>\n
Ronit Glaser of Magen David Adom, Israel\u2019s emergency medical services, described a chaotic scene in a video posted on X, as responders received a call of a \u201cmass casualty event\u201d near Glilot Junction.<\/p>\n