Israel's Defense Minister Yoav Gallant makes brief statements to the media at the Israeli Ministry of Defense on Tel Aviv, on October 16, 2023. ©Jacquelyn Martin / POOL / AFP
Defense Minister Yoav Gallant said on Wednesday that any negotiation to end the war on Lebanon must be conducted “under fire,” in a statement he made while overseeing a situational assessment of the northern front.
During a meeting with commanders of the reservist 146th Division, Gallant said that the recent capture of Hezbollah operatives in southern Lebanon has proved “the Israeli army’s success and Hezbollah’s predicament,” according to a statement by the Israeli Ministry of Defense.
“We are learning things through questioning that we would not have learned any other way, and they will be useful for us soon,” Gallant says, adding that the ongoing ground operation will allow evacuated residents of northern Israel to return to their homes.
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