PM Netanyahu
PM NetanyahuAriel Hermoni, MOD

​​The Prime Minister's Office reports that the Security Cabinet made a series of decisions, all of which were based on the recommendations of the IDF and the security services, in response to the firing at the citizens of Israel in both the north and the south.

Prime Minister Netanyahu commented "Israel's response, tonight and in the future, will exact a heavy price."

Defense Minister Yoav Gallant commented: "The security cabinet has recently completed its discussions. Israel’s defense establishment is prepared to face any threat, on any front. We will defend our state and our citizens.”

At the start of the meeting, Netanyahu said:

"Recently, I have made it clear that our enemies should not misjudge us: The internal debate in Israel will not prevent us from taking action against them wherever and whenever necessary. All of us, without exception, are united on this.

We have no intention of changing the status quo on the Temple Mount. We are calling for calming the situation and we will take strong action against extremists who use violence there.

Regarding the aggression against us on other fronts, we will strike our enemies and they will pay the price for any act of aggression.

Our enemies will discover, again, that at moments of truth, the citizens of Israel stand united and unified, and back the actions of the IDF and the other security services to defend our country and our people."