US envoy visits Israel in effort to head off escalating war with Hezbollah

Tel Aviv [Israel], February 5 (ANI/TPS): In a bid to head off an escalating war with Hezbollah, White House envoy and mediator Amos Hochstein met with Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant in Tel Aviv on Sunday night.

"We are committed to our citizens. We are ready to resolve this crisis via diplomatic understandings, however we are also prepared for any other scenario," said Gallant.

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