Israel has again shown its determination to deter and degrade Iran’s missile threat to its territory. It has done so with new airstrikes overnight Sunday, focused on Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps positions in Syria.

No one should be surprised with Israel’s action. From an Israeli security standpoint, Iran’s positioning of advanced rocket platforms in southern Syria is wholly unacceptable. Those weapons are seen as an exigent threat to Israeli civil society and thus to Israel’s democratic health. Still, the Israeli military response here is proportionate. The latest airstrikes were only authorized following a failed Iranian missile attack on Tuesday. And Israel has a determined purpose here beyond punishing Iranian malfeasance. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu wants to urgently make clear to Tehran that its benefits from missile activities will be outweighed by severe costs.