US President Donald Trump has suggested that Israel let Syria “take care of Hezbollah” in Lebanon, Anadolu reports.

Speaking to the reporters in France, Trump says, “The man that’s running Syria now is a person that I put there,” and is “very responsible for Syria”.

“Along with [Turkish] President [Recep Tayyip] Erdogan and some others, he’s doing an amazing job of pulling it together,” he adds “He’s not a Boy Scout, but he’s done an amazing job of pulling it together, and he is very good.”

Criticising Israel’s stance in Lebanon, Trump also says he suggested that Israel allow Syria to confront Hezbollah instead.

“I suggested to Israel to let Syria take care of Hezbollah because, to be honest with you, I think they’d do a better job of doing it,” he says.

“If Israel can’t do the job (against Hezbollah) without killing everyone else, then [Sharaa] will do the job. Syria will do the job,” he adds.