"Israel" has raised its state of alert to the maximum and opened shelters in Tel Aviv and Haifa out of fear of a response from Hezbollah following the bombing and destruction of the Dahiyeh. According to NBC, an Israeli official stated, "We expect Hezbollah to attempt a wide-scale retaliatory attack after targeting its command headquarters." An Israeli official told Channel Kan, "We have crossed a stage, and the direction is clear; the consequences of the bombing in Beirut could lead to a regional war.