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Reported claim

“US President Donald Trump said on 18 June 2026 that too many people have been killed by Israeli strikes, stating that apartment buildings do not need to be knocked down every time soldiers are searching for targets because there are many people in those buildings who are not Hezbollah.”

high confidence 1 outlet · 1 report

Strengthened after BBC World News reported it.

Belief History

Jun 19 Jun 20

Sources

BBC World News supports high reliability
too many people have been killed...You don't have to knock down an apartment house every time you're looking for somebody
Jun 19, 2026

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