'Be patient, we will take action': Gallant tells IDF soldiers operation against Hezbollah imminent

Speaking to Israel Defense Forces (IDF) soldiers posted to the country's northern border, Defense Minister Yoav Gallant said that a military operation against the Shiite terrorists of Hezbollah was only a matter of time. 

 “I am aware of the extent of the damage to northern Israel, yet I also understand that the other side's casualties are of a different order of magnitude," he said, pointing out that the number of Hezbollah terrorists eliminated by Israel was estimated in the thousands.