[14][15][16] Two hours before the attack, Omar Al-Abed al-Jalil had called for the defense of the Masjid Al Aqsa on his Facebook page, writing: "Take your weapons and resist....

In a dissenting minority opinion, judge Dov Gilboa ruled in favor of the death penalty saying al-Abed "enjoyed the whole trial with a smile".

The estimate was prepared in conjunction with Israel legislation which would allow for permanent deductions of transfers to the Palestinian Authority due to such payments, similar to the US Taylor Force Act.

[16] Military courts, where the case would be tried, can sentence death however this has not been a final judgement (following appeal) since Adolf Eichmann in 1962.

[21] Speaking before the United Nations Security Council on 24 July 2017, Israeli ambassador Danny Danon presented photographs of the Halamish attack and said "The terrorist who murdered this family did so knowing that the Palestinian Authority will pay him thousands of dollars a month".

[24] According to Jonathan Schanzer, Omar Al-Abed's family would receive a salary of over $3,000 per month for his more than 30-year expected prison term, as the Palestinian Authority pays jailed attackers according to a sliding scale that rewards those imprisoned the longest.

[25] After the mother of the alleged perpetrator publicly supported the actions of her son in Palestinian media, she was arrested by Israeli forces on 25 July 2017.

[34] On the night of 29 August 2017, a recording studio was raided and three members of a Palestinian band from Beit Rima and nearby Kafr Ein were arrested for allegedly producing a song that lauded the attack.