Netanyahu: Israel's adversaries will "pay a price"

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu blamed Palestinian groups for a barrage of rockets fired from Lebanon during the Jewish holiday of Passover. No group has claimed responsibility for the attack, but a spokesman for the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) told reporters Hamas was the guilty party. Defense Minister Yoav Gallant has reportedly instructed the military to prepare “all possible options of retaliation” and present them to the cabinet. The Israeli Foreign Ministry has instructed all ambassadors to inform their host countries that Israel plans to strike back at Lebanon, and ambassadors were also given orders to pressure host countries into issuing statements condemning the rockets from Lebanon. Netanyahu said Israel is maintaining the status quo at the Temple Mount in Jerusalem, vowing to act against anyone who uses violence at the Temple Mount. Heavily-armed police descended upon the al-Aqsa mosque earlier this week with tear gas and sound bombs.