<span style="color: #222222;">Israel has said it would remove Hezbollah from the border with Lebanon if the militia group's attacks continue.  An Israeli minister and retired Army General Benny Gantz said the  IDF would intervene if militants do not stop firing on northern Israel. Time for a diplomatic solution was running out, he added.</span><br />''Meanwhile, the Chief of the General Staff Lt Gen Herzi Halevi,  after conducting a situational assessment said that the  troops were in very high readiness for more fighting in the north<br />''<br />''<span style="color: #222222;">Cross-border exchanges of fire have been escalating since Hamas's 7th October attacks on Israel.</span><br />