Gallant: Any talks for truce in Lebanon must be conducted 'under fire'

Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant said Wednesday that any negotiations to end fighting in Lebanon must be conducted “under fire,” during a situational assessment on the northern front.

Meeting with commanders of the reservist 146th Division, Gallant said the recent capture of Hezbollah operatives in southern Lebanon proves the Israeli army's "success and Hezbollah's predicament," according to a Defense Ministry statement.

“We are learning things through questioning that we would not have learned any other way, and they will be useful for us soon,” Gallant said, adding that the ongoing ground operation will allow evacuated residents of northern Israel to return to their homes.