A Shin Bet source said that “this is a different attack in its characteristics from other attacks carried out during the riots in May 2021 – the attack was not carried out in the heat of the moment and spontaneously but was planned for long days and carried out about a week after the ceasefire in general and Lod in particular in order to re-ignite the violence, given the tense atmosphere in the city at that time.”

“The attack was carried out after preliminary planning and through infrastructure characteristic of a local terrorist organization while conducting field patrols in order to select a suitable target and a quick escape route from the area, manufacture Molotov Cocktails, and use radios during the attack.”