Conflict with Hezbollah will be settled by negotiations or war: Israeli minister

The Israeli war cabinet minister Benny Gantz says hostilities on the northern border with Hezbollah will be dealt with by September “whether by [diplomatic] arrangement or [military] escalation”.

“I’ve been engaged for months in a struggle, with the prime minister and with everyone, so that by September 1, we’ll be done here and will be able to deal with something new. It will pass either by arrangement or escalation, but we can’t lose another year,” Gantz said on Tuesday. 

Gantz appeared to endorse reaching a ceasefire deal in Gaza and wants the military to shift attention to the north.