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According to a report from The Associated Press, U.S. President Donald Trump has proposed that Syria take on the Iran-backed militant group Hezbollah in Lebanon, an idea that has sent shockwaves through the region amid ongoing conflict.
As the White House has grown frustrated with the prolonged Israeli campaign against Hezbollah, Trump has floated the notion that the battle-hardened forces now leading Syria could handle the threat more effectively than Israel’s military. This suggestion comes roughly a year and a half after Islamist-led insurgents overthrew longtime Syrian leader Bashar al-Assad and established a new government in Damascus.
Trump made his position clear on the sidelines of the recent G7 summit, expressing dissatisfaction with the pace and human cost of Israel’s operations. “You don’t have to knock down an apartment house every time you’re looking for somebody, because there are a lot of people in those apartment houses and they’re not all Hezbollah,” he said. He added, “I suggested to Israel to let Syria take care of Hezbollah. ‘Cause to be honest with you, I think they’d do a better job.”
More than 4,000 people have died in Lebanon from Israeli strikes since Hezbollah entered the broader regional conflict with an attack on Israel on March 2, according to Lebanese authorities. The casualties include hundreds of women and children. Israel maintains that its operations target Hezbollah fighters and that it takes steps to minimize harm to civilians.
Syrian President Ahmad al-Sharaa has firmly rejected any role in confronting Hezbollah militarily. In a speech in Damascus on June 13, he stated, “There are people spreading rumors that Syria will intervene in Lebanon.
This is not true. We are calling for a permanent end to the war and the strengthening of institutions and for there to be economic ties and a calming of the situation in Lebanon.” He later described Trump’s remarks as misinterpreted, emphasizing a focus on peaceful, economic, and political solutions rather than invasion.
The proposal has triggered deep concerns in Lebanon, where memories of Syria’s decades-long military presence—ending in 2005—remain fresh and contentious. Lebanese officials and communities, particularly Shiite, Christian, and Druze populations, fear potential sectarian spillover or renewed Syrian influence.
Israel, which has seized a buffer zone in southern Syria since Assad’s fall, views al-Sharaa’s Islamist-led government with deep suspicion and convened high-level security meetings to assess the implications.
Syria’s new leadership has repeatedly stressed its priority is domestic rebuilding after years of civil war, repatriating refugees, and avoiding entanglement in regional fights. Hezbollah had previously supported Assad during the conflict, creating historical tensions, yet Damascus has signaled openness to dialogue and mediation rather than confrontation.
The idea has also heightened frictions between Israel and Turkey, a key backer of the Syrian government, as both nations vie for influence in the area. While the White House has not detailed the seriousness of Trump’s suggestion, it has added a volatile new dimension to an already complex battlefield involving Iran, Israel, Hezbollah, and shifting alliances across the Levant.
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