Iran launched drones and missiles at Israel overnight. The Israeli military said it and its allies intercepted many of the projectiles. Tehran said it was responding to an airstrike on its Damascus consulate this month.

Israeli military spokesman Rear Admiral Daniel Hagari has dismissed the idea that Iran wanted only to send a signal with its overnight attack.

“I think Iran meant to get results and did not get results,” Hagari told journalists on Sunday, pointing to the use of ballistic missiles as indicating intent to cause serious damage.

Hagari said the Israel military was weighing its options for a response.

“We are assessing the situation and we are showing the Cabinet the plan, and we are ready to do what is necessary for the defense of Israel.”

The country was prepared for further threats from Iran, he added.

The overnight drone and missile attack on Israel by the Iranian army was a complete success, according to the Iranian armed forces’ chief of staff.

“Operation Honest Promise… was completed successfully from last night to this morning and achieved all its objectives,” Mohammad Bagheri told state TV.

Israel has said that 99% of the some 300 Iranian missiles and drones sent toward its territory were intercepted, with the few ballistic missiles that reached their target causing minor damage to an air base.

“Israel cannot wage a war against Iran alone,” DW’s Middle East analyst Shani Rozanes said Sunday, as Israel’s government vowed revenge for Saturday’s massive drone and missile strike by Tehran.

The Israeli government “needs support; It’s going to have to be very careful not to lose the [international] support it now seems to have, just like what happened in Gaza,” Rozanes said.

She was referring to how Israel’s allies rallied around in support as the Iranian strikes unfolded, versus the fast-waning confidence about Israel’s ability to protect civilians in the Gaza Strip from its military offensive.

She warned that Israel’s leaders will need to find a balance between “showing an aggressive response,” while not escalating the situation.

Rozanes told DW that any retaliation by Israel would likely “take some time.”

“We’re not going to see anything immediately happen. But then it [Israel] is going to have to — just like the Iranians did — find something very symbolic that would not bring an escalation but would still allow Israel to show it has been active.”