Israel summoned Italy’s ambassador Monday in rebuke, after Italian Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani condemned Israel’s “unacceptable attacks” on civilians in Lebanon during a visit to Beirut, an Italian diplomatic source says.
Tajani, a senior member of Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni’s government, visited Beirut today for talks with Lebanese President Joseph Aoun and Foreign Minister Youssef Raggi.
Tajani wrote on X earlier that he was there to “convey Italy’s solidarity, following Israel’s unacceptable attacks against the civilian population.”
He called for dialogue between Lebanon and Israel and a “necessary and lasting ceasefire” adding: “Another escalation like in Gaza must be avoided at all costs.”
Israel launched a new offensive against the Hezbollah terror group in Lebanon after it waded into the US-Israeli war with Iran by firing hundreds of rockets per day at Israeli targets.
Italy’s government summoned Israel’s ambassador last week after saying Israeli forces fired warning shots at a convoy of Italian UN peacekeepers in Lebanon, damaging at least one vehicle but causing no injuries.
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