Israeli Defence Minister Yoav Gallant said that anyone who thinks a temporary cease-fire for Gaza will also apply to the northern front is “mistaken.”
Gallant said: “We will continue the fire, and we will do so independently from the south until we achieve our goals.”
He added there is a simple aim: to push Hezbollah away from the Israeli border, either through a diplomatic agreement or by force.
Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah said in a speech earlier this month that the group would adhere to a cease-fire in southern Lebanon if a cease-fire should be reached in Gaza.
But he said it would resume and escalate attacks if Israel continued to strike in Lebanon after any agreement with Hamas.
