An Israeli military official said there will be a response to the Iranian missile attack that hit Israel Saturday night into Sunday, according to multiple reports—despite world leaders urging Israel to not retaliate.
Gen. Herzi Halevi, chief of staff of the Israeli Defense Forces, said Monday: “Israel is considering its next steps and the launch of so many missiles and drones to Israeli territory will be answered with a retaliation,” according to an Axios reporter.
Halevi spoke from the Nevatim air base, which was hit in the attack from Iran and suffered light damage, the Associated Press reported.
News that Israel will retaliate came as international leaders—including French President Emmanuel Macron and British Foreign Secretary David Cameron—urged Israel to show restraint in an effort to avoid further escalation of the war in the Middle East.