Gallant: Odds of war on the northern front are significant

Elad Malka

Israel's defense chief says the government is 'getting closer to making a decision' on how to tackle Hezbollah

By Ruth Marks Eglash

Even as Israeli troops continue to battle Hamas inside the Gaza Strip, Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant told Jewish Insider on Monday that there is an overwhelming chance of a second front opening up in the north.

Dressed in his trademark all-black, Gallant, a former IDF general and a member of Israel’s war cabinet, told JI in a briefing that Israel was “getting closer to making a decision” on how to tackle Hezbollah, the Iranian-backed Islamist group that dominates southern Lebanon.

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