"A more surgical attack against Hezbollah" : Donald Trump does not demand that Lebanon be part of an agreement to end the war

Donald Trump pleaded for more “surgical” strikes against Hezbollah in Lebanon. The American president reiterated that he is not demanding that this country be part of an agreement to end the war with Iran, in an interview broadcast this Sunday, June 7.

“I would like to see a more surgical attack against Hezbollah. I think it should be more surgical,” he said in this interview with NBC, recorded Friday, saying he wanted “a better life” for Lebanon.

Donald Trump confirmed in an interview published last Wednesday in the New York Post that he had a tense exchange with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu two days earlier by telephone, during which he reprimanded his close ally about the Israeli offensive in Lebanon.

More than 3,560 dead since the start of the war

Asked whether he demanded that Lebanon be part of the deal with Iran, the Republican leader replied: “no, no.”
“Not at all. I’m not demanding anything. I think they would like it to be the case, but I’m not demanding anything,” he said.Â

Donald Trump said he would like to “separate” discussions on Lebanon from negotiations for an agreement with Iran, while Tehran on the contrary wants to link the two conflicts.

Israel carried out strikes on Sunday on the southern suburbs of Beirut, a stronghold of pro-Iranian Hezbollah, saying it was responding to shots targeting its territory despite a ceasefire which did not stop the cycle of violence.

Israeli strikes on Lebanon have killed more than 3,560 people since the start of the war on March 2, according to Lebanese authorities.

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