Following a situational assessment with IDF Chief of Staff Eyal Zamir, Mossad Chief Dadi Barnea and top IDF officials, Defense Minister Israel Katz said that "the Iranian dictator is turning Iran's citizens into hostages and creating a reality where they, especially Tehran residents, will pay a heavy price because of the criminal attacks on Israeli citizens. If Khamenei continues to fire missiles toward the Israeli home front - Tehran will burn."