An Israeli official on Monday joined "Mornings On 1" to discuss the weekend attack by Iran on Israel.

Iran launched the attack Saturday night, less than two weeks after a suspected Israeli strike in Syria killed two Iranian generals. The retaliation attack marks the first time Iran commenced a direct military assault on Israel despite decades of tension.

"To me, we've been handling Iranian terror for several decades now. Indeed, this is the first time that Iran directly attacked Israel from Iranian soil. So I think the key here is to be both responsible and creative, and at the same time be decisive," said Yuval Donio-Gideon, the consul for public diplomacy at the Israeli consulate in New York, of Israel's intended response.

On Sunday, President Joe Biden met with the leaders of the G7 to discuss a diplomatic response, and the United Nations Security Council held an emergency session to condemn the attack.

Speaking on the relationship between Israel and the U.S., Donio-Gideon stated that the two nations will continue to work with one another to address a proper response but did not elaborate on what that response might be.

"We honestly look at the relations with the U.S. as partners," he said. "And as partners, we are engaged both in the military level and in the diplomatic level. Very intimate relations and talks with the American administration, and I foresee that will continue."

Donio-Gideon said the attack did not come entirely as a surprise to him, as he noted Iran has been hostile toward Israel for many years, and he believes Iran has been backing the terrorist organization Hamas during the conflict in the Gaza strip.

"Iran is very determined in trying to reach its goals and has been very open about its goals continuously. It's speaking about eliminating the small state in Israel and the big state in the U.S," he said. "So, we've been handling Iran terror through its proxies for many decades-the recent half a year [of] barbaric attacks of Hamas, which Iran is behind."