Gantz says Israel has “exhausted every diplomatic opportunity” with Hezbollah
Israel “has exhausted every diplomatic opportunity possible to try stop Hezbollah’s.
Onslaught targeting the people of northern Israel,” he told German Chancellor Olaf Scholz during a visit to Germany on Thursday.
Remember: One of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s most prominent political challengers.
Gantz left the government in June when he resigned as war cabinet minister.
After accusing Netanyahu of preventing the country from moving toward a “real victory” in Gaza.
On Thursday, the centrist Gantz echoed the sentiments of Netanyahu’s right-wing Israeli government.
He also said Israel was ready to hold the State of Lebanon accountable for terror.
Originating from its territory and facilitate a sustainable.
Gantz’s comments come a day after Israel’s Ambassador to the UN Danny Danon told reporters at the UN that his country prefers a diplomatic solution in Lebanon to deal.
With the Iran-backed militant group, but that Israel would not hesitate to “use other methods to show to the other side that we mean business.
At least 1,540 people have been killed across Lebanon since hostilities erupted between Iran-backed militant group Hezbollah and Israel on October 8 last year.
According to a report released by Lebanon’s Disaster Risk Management Unit on Thursday.
At least 5,410 other people have been wounded since then, the report said.
Among the victims, 60 people have been killed and 81 wounded in the past 24 hours, according to the report.
More context: Israel and Hezbollah have been trading deadly cross-border fire for months, forcing tens of thousands of civilians on both sides of the Israel-Lebanon border to flee. Violence escalated over the past week in a series of Israeli surprise attacks and strikes.
