Reported claim

“Donald Trump suggested on June 18, 2026, at the G7 summit in France that Syria could help counter Hezbollah in Lebanon, saying he thought Syria would do a better job than Israel.”

high confidence 1 outlet · 1 report

Strengthened after Al-Monitor reported it.

Belief History

Jun 22 Jun 22

Sources

Al-Monitor supports medium reliability

I suggested to Israel to let Syria take care of Hezbollah. Because, to be honest with you, I think they'd do a better job of doing it

Jun 22, 2026

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