"Without US, there would be no Israel," says Donald Trump

Evian [France], June 16: US President, Donald Trump on Tuesday boldly said that Israel will have no existence without America.

Speaking in an interaction alongside the ongoing G7 SUmmit in Evian city of France, he went on to say that he stood with Israel in a way that no other American president had, highlighting his backing to the Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.

"Without the United States, there would be no Israel. Without me, there would be no Israel because no other president was willing to do what I did. I've had a great relationship with Bibi, but now Bibi has to be more responsible with respect to Lebanon," he stated.

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Trump, in the past, has expressed his displeasure over Israeli strike on Lebanon just before the completion of US-Iran memorandum of understanding (MoU) announced yesterday.

US President said that Israeli attack on Lebnon was "too much" adding that Netanyahu "has to be more responsible."

"[I] didn't like where two hours before we're signing the agreement that there was an attack in Lebanon, in Beirut," Trump said, reported CBS News.

Going further, Trump said, "So, now I'm not happy with the way Israel has handled themselves with Lebanon and with Hezbollah..... Israel would have been blown up a long time ago had I not gotten involved."

However, Trump stated that he and the Israeli PM share a great relationship and they are talking about some end details.

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The Israeli military on Sunday stated that it has launched strikes on Lebanese capital targeting infrastructure of Iran-backed armed group Hezbollah. Smoke could be seen rising over the capital city Beirut. The office of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said the strikes were in response to Hezbollah attacks in northern Israel.

When Israel last struck the Beirut suburbs a week ago, Iran responded with strikes on Israel. Tehran, which is Hezbollah’s main backer, has insisted that any US-Iran ceasefire deal must also include an end to Israeli strikes in Lebanon.

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