Trump says countries 'want to intervene and deal with Hezbollah'

U.S. President Donald Trump said Friday that some countries want to "intervene and deal with Hezbollah" and that they may "have to do it" at some point.

"We have countries that want to intervene and deal with Hezbollah and Lebanon. And I say: For now, you don't have to do it. You might have to do it," Trump told reporters.

"We have countries volunteering to come in and literally take things into their own hands. We have great peace in the Middle East. This has never happened before. And I think it’s actually very solid."

Despite the November 2024 cease-fire, Israeli attacks on Lebanese territory remain daily, and Israel regularly accuses Hezbollah of trying to rebuild its military wing, which was weakened by the war.

The Lebanese government has decided to reclaim the monopoly on weapons. While the party refuses the idea of disarmament throughout the country, it does not oppose dismantling its infrastructure in the South. Washington and Tel Aviv, for their part, are pressing Beirut to speed up the process of Hezbollah’s disarmament.