Hamas spokesman Hazem Qassem praised the attack, saying that "The heroic attack in Tel Aviv is the first response to the occupation's crimes."
The ramming comes just hours after intensive clashes in Jenin, located near the site of the ramming.
The investigation revealed that the man believed that the victim had "bewitched" his daughter by casting a spell against her.
Sayfullo Saipov carried out the Halloween terrorist attack in which he deliberately drove a 6,000 pound truck into people on the Hudson River Bike Path in lower Manhattan.
Several Palestinian factions praised the Jerusalem terrorist attack as a "natural response to the crimes of the occupation in al-Aqsa Mosque."
The terrorist was Hatem Abu Nijmeh, an east Jerusalem resident who was unknown to security forces but has a history of mental illness.
"My son knows him, there are even videos of the kids making jokes with him," said one of the mothers of children at the school.
The suspected terrorist was shot at the scene and police are investigating the incident.
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