[7][8][9] In the attack, the Israeli military killed the head of the local PRCS emergency services, Khalil Suleiman, and injured his colleagues as they attempted to rescue a wounded girl.

[2][1][10][5] While building the horse, Kilpper observed the difficulties of life in Jenin, including intermittent curfews, IDF raids, and the trauma of his assistants.

[6] In an interview, Kilpper stated that the Jenin Horse "reclaimed public space and reopened it for social and cultural development" during a time when the IDF frequently required local residents to remain indoors.

[17][18] Kilpper called the act "outrageous" and said that he felt "terribly powerless in the face of the scale of destruction.”[1] A Jadaliyya article said that "the settler state tried to destroy a 'symbol of destruction' because he is also a 'symbol of survival,' and then hauled him away into an unknown future.

[22][23] Palestinian artist Alaa Shehada wrote a solo show called The Horse of Jenin that he has performed since 2024 in multiple locations, including Amsterdam, London's Theatre Royal Stratford East, and New York's Under the Radar Festival.