"Israel keeps paying for its Independence with human lives. Yesterday's terrorist attack in Elad at the end of Yom HaAtzmaut took the lives of the innocent victims, again."

"Terrorism and violence should be stopped immediately. There should be no mercy for terrorists, either they are persons or organisations or states. Our deep condolences to the families of the deceased and we pray for a full recovery of the wounded," the Ukrainian embassy was quoted as saying.