Gallant: The situation in the north will change with a settlement or with broad military action

Israeli Security Minister Yoav Galant said on Wednesday evening that the situation in the north on the Lebanese border will change with a political settlement or a broad military operation.

This came at the end of an assessment of the situation conducted by Gallant at the headquarters of the Northern Command in the city of Safed in the Upper Galilee near the border with Lebanon, according to a post on his account on the “X” platform and Hebrew media.

Galant wrote: “At the end of the assessment of the situation in the Northern Command, with the Chief of Staff (Herzi Halevy), the Commander of the Northern Command (Uri Gordin), and the Commander of the Air Force (Tomer Bar), I said that the IDF forces are prepared and continue to be prepared against every threat that comes to us, whether in defense or attack.” ".

He added: "The situation in the north will change with a political settlement or a large-scale military operation, and we have a duty to return citizens safely to their homes."