Syrian President Ahmad al-Shara said Sunday that Syria will not enter Lebanon to fight Hezbollah and ruled out military action against the militia, according to Syrian media reports. The statement further distances Damascus from a US-suggested role in confronting Hezbollah militarily, despite Trump administration pressure.
Syrian President Ahmad al-Shara (Abu Mohammad al-Julani) stated repeatedly Sunday evening that his country will not conduct military operations against Hezbollah inside Lebanon, according to reports carried by Syrian media and cited by Israeli outlets. Al-Shara said he spoke with President Trump to propose alternatives to war, adding that Syria is willing to sit for dialogue with Hezbollah despite the group having harmed Syria.
As The Zioneer reported at 22:14 Jerusalem Sunday, al-Shara refined his position to add that Syria may assist in disarming Hezbollah — but not through war and not through direct military intervention. Sunday night's remarks clarify that any disarmament role would be non-military.
The statements come after a series of Trump administration calls for Syria to handle Hezbollah, which Israel has opposed. Earlier this week, on June 16 and 17, the desk reported that al-Shara rejected a US proposal to intervene militarily against Hezbollah, citing fear of being seen as protecting Israel and conditioning any action on an Israeli withdrawal from southern Syria.
No direct confirmation from al-Shara's office has been released; the reports rely on Syrian media and on al-Shara's own interview with the Al-Mashhad channel. The signal remains Developing pending on-record clarification.
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