Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant did say on Wednesday, however, that his country's war with Iran's so-called proxy groups in the region had entered a "new phase," announcing a shift to the north of Israel after 11 months of intense conflict with Hamas in the Gaza Strip.

Israel's defence minister, Yoav Gallant, warned that Hezbollah will face increasing consequences as Israel aims to secure the northern border for the safe return of its residents. This statement follows an exchange of strikes and a vow of retaliation from Hezbollah's leader,

Israeli defense minister says Hezbollah 'will pay an increasing price' as Israel seeks to return residents to its north

The powerful Iran-backed militant group Hezbollah continued to strike what it called military targets in northern Israel Thursday after thousands of its members were injured and several killed in an apparent Israeli operation using exploding pagers and other communication devices.

Chief of General Staff of the Israel Defense Forces, General Herzi Halevi, approved a war plan for the northern front, and the military informed us on Thursday. The army stated that artillery fire has already begun targeting objectives in southern Lebanon believed to be linked to Hezbollah.

The device explosions appeared to be the culmination of a monthslong operation by Israel to target as many Hezbollah members as possible all at once. Over two days, pagers and walkie-talkies used by Hezbollah detonated,

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Minister of Defence of Israel Yoav Gallant announced on Wednesday evening that a "new phase of war" has begun, and troops are being moved to the northern part of the country, where an exchange of fire with the Lebanese Hezbollah has been ongoing for a year.