'They're not all Hezbollah': Trump criticises Israel killing civilians in Lebanon Submitted by Alex MacDonald on Wed, 06/17/2026 - 09:50 US president warns Netanyahu that without him there would 'be no Israel' US President Donald Trump attends a meeting at the G7 summit, in Evian, eastern France, on 17 June 2026 (Ludovic Marin/AFP) Off US President Donald Trump has criticised Israeli conduct in southern Lebanon , saying the country has been killing civilians and not just Hezbollah members. Speaking at the G7 summit on Tuesday, Trump said "too many people have been killed in Lebanon" and suggested Israeli tactics were disproportionate and indiscriminate. "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.