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Syrian President Rejects Trump's Suggestion That Damascus Handle Hezbollah
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First reported by Ynet · Jun 21, 2026
What happened
Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa rejected Donald Trump’s suggestion that Syria should take over the Hezbollah file in Lebanon. He said Damascus will help only peacefully and not by war, while Trump had praised Syria’s role and urged Israel to let Syria handle the group.
- 01Al-Sharaa rejected Trump’s idea that Syria should handle Hezbollah in Lebanon.
- 02He said Syria would help only through peaceful means, not war.
- 03Al-Sharaa said Trump’s remarks were wrongly read as a plan to invade Lebanon.
- 04Trump said Syria’s leader could manage Hezbollah better than Israel.
- 05The remarks came after Trump’s G7 comments about Hezbollah and Iran.
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Kikar HaShabbatRight · HebrewJun 21, 2026
Syrian President Rejects Trump's Suggestion That Damascus Handle Hezbollah
MakoCenter · HebrewJun 21, 2026
Syrian President Rejects Trump's Idea of Sending Syria Against Hezbollah in Lebanon
N12Center · HebrewJun 21, 2026
Syrian President Rejects Trump’s Idea of Fighting Hezbollah in Lebanon
Kikar HaShabbatRight · HebrewJun 21, 2026
Syrian President Rejects Trump Claim About Army Entering Lebanon
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