Italian \u200cPrime Minister Giorgia \u200cMeloni said on Tuesday \u2060that her government \u2060had decided to suspend the automatic renewal of a defense memorandum of understanding with Israel, \u200cgiven ongoing conflicts \u200cin the Middle East.<\/p>\n
“In light of the current situation, the government has decided to suspend the automatic renewal of the \u2060defense agreement with Israel,” Meloni was quoted \u200cas saying \u2060by several Italian \u200cnews agencies, without giving details of the \u2060deal.<\/p>\n
According to the AFP news agency, the MoU includes the exchange of military equipment and cooperation on technological research. <\/p>\n
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However, an Italian source told Haaretz that the current decision is a legislative measure that reflects a policy that is already being implemented. <\/p>\n
According to the source, Italy halted military-level cooperation with Israel shortly after October 7, 2023, citing domestic legislation that prohibits defense cooperation with a country engaged in a war significantly affecting civilian populations<\/a> and violates international law. <\/p>\n The source added that Italy does not purchase weapons from Israel, does not sell it weapons and does not conduct joint military training with the IDF. <\/p>\n Related Articles<\/p>\n Asked whether Italy would adopt a similar policy toward the United States, the source said it is necessary to assess the extent of the war in Iran’s impact on the civilian population there. <\/p>\n The source declined to answer whether Italy’s position would change if Israel were not currently engaged in fighting in Lebanon, adding that the matter is a political decision.<\/p>\n Il Libano \u00e8 un Paese fratello che abbiamo nel cuore. Per questo oggi sono venuto a Beirut a portare al Presidente Aoun la solidariet\u00e0 dell\u2019Italia dopo gli attacchi inaccettabili di Israele contro la popolazione civile. Rafforzeremo il nostro impegno umanitario in Libano<\/p>\n Show more<\/a><\/p>\n On Monday, Euro News reported, citing an Italian diplomatic source, that Italy’s ambassador to Israel was summoned for a conversation after Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani called Israel’s attacks in Lebanon “unacceptable.” <\/p>\n Tajani visited Beirut on Monday and also met with Lebanese President Joseph Aoun and Foreign Minister Joseph Raggi. In a post on X, he said he came to the country to “express Italy’s solidarity following Israel’s unacceptable attacks against the civilian population.” <\/p>\n \u0648\u0632\u064a\u0631 \u062e\u0627\u0631\u062c\u064a\u0629 \u0625\u064a\u0637\u0627\u0644\u064a\u0627 Antonio Tajani \u0645\u0646 \u0642\u0635\u0631 \u0628\u0639\u0628\u062f\u0627:<\/p>\n – \u0645\u0646 \u0627\u0644\u0645\u0647\u0645 \u062c\u062f\u064b\u0651\u0627 \u0623\u0646 \u062a\u064f\u062b\u0645\u0631 \u0627\u0644\u0644\u0642\u0627\u0621\u0627\u062a \u0627\u0644\u062a\u064a \u062a\u0628\u062f\u0623 \u063a\u062f\u064b\u0627 \u0641\u064a \u0648\u0627\u0634\u0646\u0637\u0646 \u0648\u0642\u0641\u064b\u0627 \u0644\u0625\u0637\u0644\u0627\u0642 \u0627\u0644\u0646\u0627\u0631 \u0648\u0625\u064a\u0637\u0627\u0644\u064a\u0627 \u0645\u0633\u062a\u0639\u062f\u0629 \u0644\u0627\u0633\u062a\u0636\u0627\u0641\u0629 \u0627\u0644\u0645\u0641\u0627\u0648\u0636\u0627\u062a \u0628\u064a\u0646 \u0644\u0628\u0646\u0627\u0646 \u0648\u0625\u0633\u0631\u0627\u0626\u064a\u0644 \u0644\u0644\u062a\u0648\u0635\u0651\u0644 \u0625\u0644\u0649 \u062d\u0627\u0644\u0629 \u0627\u0633\u062a\u0642\u0631\u0627\u0631 Show more<\/a><\/p>\n Tajani called for negotiations between Lebanon and Israel and for a “necessary and lasting cease-fire.” He also said that “further escalation, as in Gaza, must be avoided at all costs.”<\/p>\n Last week, the Italian government summoned Israel’s ambassador to the country for a conversation after, according to the Italians, Israeli forces fired warning shots at a convoy of Italian UNIFIL forces in Lebanon, damaging at least one vehicle. There were no casualties in the incident.<\/p>\n Israel’s Foreign Minister Gideon Sa’ar<\/a> spoke Sunday with his Italian counterpart, Antonio Tajani, before his visit to Lebanon, and among other things, emphasized that last Wednesday’s attack<\/a>, which killed over 300 people and wounded over 1,100, was carried out “with an effort to minimize civilian casualties.”<\/p>\n Sa’ar also claimed that more than 200 Hezbollah operatives were killed in the attack. 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