Gallant: Israel’s ‘center of gravity’ gradually moving from Gaza to the northern front

2024-08-26 03:46:00

Defense Minister Yoav Gallant says Israel’s “center of gravity” is gradually moving away from the Gaza Strip to the northern front, as the country readies for a major escalation with Lebanon’s Hezbollah.

“Our center of gravity is moving from south to north, we are in a gradual change, we have more tasks in the south, we have hostages, we need to bring them, we are negotiating on this and I believe we will succeed in reaching results, this is a very important thing,” Gallant says during a visit to the 36th Division in northern Israel.

“We want to return the residents to the north, we want to return them safely. If it is possible to do this in an agreement, we will do it in an agreement,” he says, warning that Israel will otherwise act.