Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant said Wednesday that the Israeli army is ready to "shift from a major effort in the south to a major effort in the north in an instant," warning Hezbollah militias on the border with Lebanon.
Talking with soldiers in northern Israel, Gallant ensured the unexpected military operation could be "fast, surprising and sharp," while adding that Israel is "approaching a decision-making crossroad" regarding bringing back Israeli residents who were evacuated of undertaking a stabilization of its region via a military intervention.
"This [northern] region has nothing to do with what is happening in the south [Gaza]. If Hezbollah wants to reach an agreement with us and reach a situation where it withdraws from the border line to areas beyond the Litani River as stipulated by the UN resolution, then we will reach an agreement with it. It can be while fighting Hamas and not while fighting Hamas," he stressed.
