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Israeli minister Gantz says situation on Lebanon border ‘demands change’

Israeli soldiers drive an armoured personal carrier (APC) in the northern Israeli city of Kiryat Shmona [File: Baz Ratner/AP]

Senior Israeli minister Benny Gantz says the situation on the country’s border with Lebanon “must change”, hinting at the possibility of military escalation with the armed group Hezbollah.

Gantz, a member of Israel’s emergency war cabinet, told reporters on Wednesday the chance of a diplomatic solution to exchanges between Israel and armed groups in southern Lebanon is fast running out.

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