Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu addressed the exchange of fire with Iran after nearly a day of silence, saying: "Iran and Hezbollah tried to impose a new equation on us, and it is intolerable and unacceptable to me. They thought they would fire from Lebanese territory and Iran at Israel, and that we would not act. That did not happen and will not happen, not on my watch." According to him, "Right now this front is contained. If the terror regime makes a mistake and attacks us again, we will respond forcefully."