WASHINGTON, Jun
7: US President Donald Trump called for more "surgical" strikes against
Hezbollah in Lebanon in an interview broadcast Sunday.
"I'd like to
see Lebanon have a better life. I'd like to see a more surgical attack
on Hezbollah. I think it should be more surgical," Trump said, according
to a transcript of the interview with NBC's "Meet the Press," recorded
Friday.
Reuters adds, the Israeli military has struck Hezbollah
infrastructure in the southern suburbs of the Lebanese capital Beirut,
known as Dahiyeh, the first strike on the militant group's stronghold
since an April 16 ceasefire was brokered.
The ceasefire has not
halted the fighting between Israel and Hezbollah in southern Lebanon,
with Israel saying it is working to dismantle Hezbollah's infrastructure
on its borders.
Hezbollah has rejected proposals linking a ceasefire
to its disarmament, saying Israel must first halt its attacks and
withdraw its forces from southern Lebanon. �"AGENCIES
