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The meeting today built on the meeting yesterday and made additional progress, so I will travel from here in a couple hours to Israel to try to bring this to a close if we can,
Hochstein told reporters in the Lebanese capital In any agreement we will reach, we will need to keep the freedom to act if there will be violations."
Ahead of Hochstein's arrival, Israel's top diplomat Saar said We emphasise that the (Israeli army) is operating precisely against the Hezbollah terrorist organisation and is not operating against the Lebanon Armed Forces,
the military told AFP in a statement Israel cannot defeat us and cannot impose its conditions on us,
Hezbollah leader Naim Qassem said in an address broadcast shortly after Hochstein announced he would travel to Israel Violent clashes are taking place" between Hezbollah and Israeli forces
Our second battle after the battle to support Gaza began two months ago … which is to repel the comprehensive aggression against Lebanon.”
On Wednesday, Qassem said These comments were presented to the U.S. envoy and they were discussed with him in detail,
It’s a safe residential neighborhood. There is nothing here at all” that would present a target
We are going to work with the incoming administration. We're already going to be discussing this with them. They will be fully aware of what we're doing,
The condition for any diplomatic settlement in Lebanon is preserving our intelligence capabilities and the (Israeli military's) right to act and protect Israel's citizens from Hezbollah,
Israeli Defence Minister Israel Katz told intelligence officers at a meeting on Wednesday As the window is now, I hope the coming days yield a resolute decision,
From the beginning, there are no goods, and even if they are available, there is no money,
Take aid into a war zone a few trucks at a time, what do we expect a displaced, hungry and traumatized population to do?”
Specifically today, we have continued to significantly narrow the gaps,
he told reporters after the two-hour meeting I came back because we have a real opportunity to bring this conflict to an end,
Hochstein said at a press conference after the meeting You don't hear the sound of birds anymore,
Today, more than ever, you can't allow this to be a weak border,
In order for me to come back, I need to know, first of all, that it's safe, that I'm protected,
she said, noting past agreements had collapsed Metula will need at least a year just to recover in terms of infrastructure,
We live in darkness. If they (Hezbollah) see light, I have no house,
she said, surveying damage to nearby homes that overlook the nearby Lebanese border
