Nigeria, June 17 -- United States President Donald Trump, on Tuesday, criticised Israel's military campaign in Lebanon, saying the conflict has dragged on for too long, caused excessive civilian casualties, and undermined broader diplomatic efforts in the Middle East.

According to a video reel published by Bloomberg, Mr Trump, who spoke at the sidelines of the G7 summit in France, said he was unhappy with how Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's government had handled the war against the Iran-backed Lebanese group, Hezbollah.

"Israel is fighting Hezbollah too long and too many people are being killed," Mr Trump said. "You don't have to knock down an apartment house every time you're looking for somebody because there are a lot of...