Chairman of Yisrael Beytenu, Avigdor Liberman, commented on the government's response to the firing of rockets from Lebanon, calling it a "sad joke." He also said that there were clear instructions not to harm anyone on the Lebanese side.

In an interview with Liel Kyzer and Ronan Manelis of Reshet Bet, the former defense minister said: "These are some of the reasons why I resigned - Netanyahu prevented the harming of terrorist leaders in Gaza every way he could."