Israeli Defence Minister says time running out for diplomatic solution with Hezbollah

Anjali Sharma

GG News Bureau
NEW YORK, 6th Jan. Israeli Defence Minister Yoav Gallant on Friday has said that the window of time for a diplomatic solution with Hezbollah is short.

Gallant made the remarks in Tel Aviv in a meeting with US Senior Advisor Amos Hochstein, who arrived in Israel in a bid to lower the tensions between Israel and the Lebanese militant group, media reported.

Israel’s Government Press Office issued a statement stated the US envoy held a meeting with Gallant and other senior military officials, was briefed on the security situation on Israel’s northern border and the conditions required by the defence establishment to facilitate over 80,000 displaced Israelis to return home.

According to statements released by the Israel Defense Forces, the army continued to carry out airstrikes on several Hezbollah sites in southern Lebanon.

The targets included a rocket launch position, an observation post, and other infrastructure belonging to the Lebanese military group, it added.

Local Israeli newspaper Jerusalem Post reported that in the last 3 to 4 weeks, the IDF has started to attack Hezbollah “more aggressively and broadly.”