The window for a diplomatic solution in the conflict between Israel and the Lebanese Hezbollah militia in the northern Israeli border region is closing, Defence Minister Yoav Gallant said in a statement issued on Monday. Following an overnight call between Gallant and his US counterpart Lloyd Austin, Gallant’s office said the minister told Austin that “the trajectory is clear” regarding the potential for a broader conflict in the region. “The possibility for an agreed framework in the northern arena is running out as Hezbollah continues to tie itself to Hamas,” Gallant told Austin. According t…