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Trump Suggests Syria's al-Sharaa Should Handle Hezbollah, Sidelining Israel

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Trump Suggests Syria's al-Sharaa Should Handle Hezbollah, Sidelining Israel

πŸ—ΊοΈ DAMASCUS β€” Trump just handed Syria a role in the war Israel is fighting. πŸ“Œ LOOK CLOSER: Al-Sharaa's Syria borders both Lebanon and Israel β€” a Hezbollah mandate here redraws the conflict's logic. Tehran backed Hezbollah when Damascus was allied; a hostile Syria flanking it changes the proxy map. For Netanyahu: accept Syrian pressure as substitute for US Lebanon demands, or reject it and own the MOU risk alone. Watch Jerusalem's response.

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