Key Takeaways
- Italy’s Prime Minister Giorgio Meloni urges de-escalation in Gaza, voicing strong concern for the humanitarian situation.
- Italian Prime Minister Giorgio Meloni met with Israeli President Isaac Herzog to discuss the Gaza conflict and the need for a Palestinian state creation.
- Italy will continue to support mediation aimed at ending the conflict in Gaza, with a focus on de-escalation and humanitarian initiatives.
Rome: Italian Prime Minister Giorgio Meloni on Thursday reiterated commitment to de-escalation of the war on a regional level while expressing strong concern for the humanitarian situation in Gaza.
Italian Prime Minister Giorgio Meloni called on Israel to do more to facilitate humanitarian initiatives in Gaza. She also urged Israel to take steps to prevent the war from escalating and widening in the region, noting that Italy would continue to support mediation aimed at ending the conflict.
Herzog also met with Italian President Sergio Mattarella and the two leaders discussed the need to secure the release of Israeli hostages, Italian humanitarian aid to residents of Gaza, and the need to find a pathway to creating a Palestinian state with borders accepted by both Israel and the Palestinians.
As the Israeli president entered the prime minister’s office at Palazzo Chigi, a group of protesters chanted “Free Palestine” about 100 metres away.
