“What we saw today was a widespread barrage of rockets by Palestinian Terror organizations based in southern Lebanon. Although Hezbollah isn’t directly behind the attack, it is hard to believe that it wasn’t aware of it beforehand. The immediate explanation for the widespread attack is a reaction to the events over the last 48 hours on the Temple Mount, as part of the broader activity of identification with the Palestinians over what is perceived as "a desecration of Al-Aqsa Mosque".
Furthermore, the motivation to carry out the widespread rockets attack is grounded in a combination of two important factors: the first factor is Secretary-General of Hezbollah Hassan Nasrallah’s exaggerated and false sense of self-confidence that Israel’s deterrence has weakened, which stems from a wrong interpretation of Israel’s reaction to recent events (such as the IED in Megiddo on March 13). A second factor is grounded in the internal situation in Israel over the judicial reform, which we alerted endangers Israel’s national security. Although we estimated that Israel’s enemies will not take advantage of its internal situation for a premeditated attack that could unite the Israeli society, they will not hesitate to take advantage of an explosive catalyst like the recent events on the Temple Mount”.