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Monday, January 27, 2025
Gantz calls for stepped-up military activity to enforce Lebanon truce
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National Unity chairman Benny Gantz calls on Israel to “expand ground and air activity” in southern Lebanon rather than “talking about withdrawal.”
Addressing reporters during his party’s weekly faction meeting in the Knesset, Gantz says that Israel “must enforce the security agreements it signed” and accuses Hezbollah of “violating the ceasefire every day.”
“We must not accept any threat to our border,” he says.
Turning to the ceasefire in Gaza, Gantz states that changing the situation in Gaza is “a decade-long task” and that during negotiations for phase two of the agreement Israel “must demand the removal of Hamas rule and the demilitarization of the Strip, and involve the international community in the management of Gaza in the coming years.”
“We can bring back our hostages, replace Hamas rule, strike Iran and promote normalization with the countries of the region. We must not miss the opportunity,” he states.
The Times of Israel Community.