Israel’s “intense” phase of war with Hamas in Gaza is “about to end,” Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Sunday, signaling that the Jewish state’s attention will likely turn to the country’s north amid threats from Hezbollah.

“The intense phase of the fighting against Hamas is about to end,” Netanyahu told Channel 14, an Israeli television station. “It doesn’t mean that the war is about to end, but the war in its intense phase is about to end in Rafah. After the end of the intense phase, we will be able to redeploy some forces to the north, and we will do that. Primarily for defensive purposes but also to bring the (displaced) residents back home.”