Lieutenant Colonel Asher Benisti, commander of the Southern District in the Home Front Command, said in an interview with ynet studio that "the entire security system is on holiday alert, including the Home Front Command. We are all prepared for any development or scenario that may occur." According to him, "We're not instructing the public and bothering them for no reason, and we don't want anyone to take the risk that something might happen on the way because when that missile hits."