US President Donald Trump said on Tuesday (June 16) that he has a great relationship with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, but that he must be more responsible with respect to Lebanon.
Speaking at the G7 summit, Trump said he told Israel that he did not like its attack on Beirut and suggested that Syria should take care of Hezbollah instead of Israel.
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Trump added that he was "not happy" with the way Israel had handled itself in Lebanon as he was trying to reach a deal with Iran. Israel has not directly participated in the peace talks with Iran.
A U.S. official said an Israeli withdrawal from Lebanon, which it invaded in March after Hezbollah joined the war, was not a condition of the U.S.-Iran interim deal.
