Al Jazeera English • June 16, 2026 11:41

Trump tells Netanyahu to be ‘more responsible with respect to Lebanon’

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US president also made unusually critical comments about Israel's military offensive in Lebanon.

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Trump tells Netanyahu 'be responsible with Lebanon, let Syria handle Hezbollah' at G7

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Trump tells Netanyahu to be ‘more responsible with respect to Lebanon’

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Trump: Netanyahu needs to be ‘more responsible’ with Lebanon, warns without the US ‘there’d be no Israel’

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Trump tells Netanyahu 'be responsible with Lebanon, let Syria handle Hezbollah' at G7

Trump questions Netanyahu's methods, says Beirut strike was excessive, and points to Syria’s President as the most “capable” of countering Hezbollah.

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Trump: Netanyahu needs to be ‘more responsible’ with Lebanon, warns without the US ‘there’d be no Israel’

Trump: Netanyahu needs to be ‘more responsible’ with Lebanon, warns without the US ‘there’d be no Israel’ Trump said that without the US “there’d be no Israel” and warned “no …