The Palestinian Islamist group has not yet commented on the attack, carried out despite the aforementioned ceasefire.

In a meeting held on Monday in Cardiff, the capital of Wales, the Scottish First Minister, along with the Welsh and Northern Irish leaders, as well as the president of Sinn Féin, signed a joint memorandum of understanding in which they ask the UK government to prepare for a constitutional reform. They argue that Westminster can no longer ignore the growing support for independence and Irish reunification.