Israel’s Defence Minister Yoav Gallant has told US special envoy Amos Hochstein that moving to “phase 3” in the Gaza Strip will affect all fronts, according to a readout from Gallant’s office cited by Israeli media following the meeting in Washington, DC.
Phase 3 refers to the low-intensity conflict that Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu earlier said would start in about two weeks, contradicting the War Cabinet decision, according to its former members.
Israel’s Defence Ministry said Gallant also assured Hochstein of his commitment to changing the security situation in the border area with Lebanon, allowing the return of the residents to their homes in northern Israel.
The security situation has deteriorated in the area with the daily air attacks reported between Lebanon’s Hezbollah armed group and the Israeli military since the eruption of the Gaza war.
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