Culture and Sports Minister Miki Zohar referred to the assassination of Hezbollah Secretary General Hassan Nasrallah, saying in an interview with Ynet that "Israel does not intend to slow down. I will suggest to Iran that it not to raise a hand against Israel." He added that "if Iran dares to open a front with Israel, the reaction will be severe and the price it will pay will be impossible for it. Iran needs to understand that it initiated and financed the terrorism against Israel, and that we do not remain liable. We proved it in the last year."