Following the explosions in Lebanon, Israeli Defence Minister Yoav Gallant has announced a “new phase” of the war. The focus is on the “northern front,” several Israeli media outlets reported on Wednesday, citing Gallant’s office. The Israeli army and the Lebanese Hezbollah militia have been engaged in skirmishes on Israel’s northern front for months. Forces and resources are to be relocated to the north, the Israeli media quoted Gallant as saying. The Times of Israel newspaper online quoted Gallant as saying that Israel’s war goals in the north are “clear and simple: to return the residents o…