Trump says Hezbollah 'rapidly being eliminated'

U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday reiterated that Hezbollah is a "big problem," while noting that "they're rapidly being eliminated" in the ongoing war with Israel.

"Hezbollah is a problem. It's been a problem for a long time, not just now," Trump said in response to a reporter's question.

The U.S. president also explained that there are safe areas in Lebanon where Hezbollah is not present.

"And it's a certain area, because I was the other night with a person whose parents live in Lebanon. This is a very substantial person, a wealthy person," Trump said.

"I said really! How do you live in Lebanon, your parents are living? (He said) 'oh yeah, they live there, and over the years they've gotten used to the fact that it is being bombed. But they explain to me that it's really a different section of Lebanon. It's a section where Hezbollah is.' And they get used to it I guess," the U.S. leader added.

"I don't know. I mean people live in Ukraine. You would think they wouldn't live in Ukraine, but they live in Ukraine. I don't know if I'd do that, but people live in Ukraine, they live in Lebanon," he went on to say.