Italian FM says Rome ready to send troops to Gaza as part of Arab-led international peace mission

Italian Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani (L) and Foreign Minister Gideon Sa'ar address a joint press conference at the King David Hotel in Jerusalem, on January 20, 2025. (Rossella Tercatin/ Times of Israel)
Italian Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani (L) and Foreign Minister Gideon Sa'ar address a joint press conference at the King David Hotel in Jerusalem, on January 20, 2025. (Rossella Tercatin/ Times of Israel)

Italy is willing to send its troops to Gaza as part of an Arab-led peacekeeping mission, Italian Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani says, during a joint press conference with his Israeli counterpart Gideon Sa’ar at the King David Hotel in Jerusalem.

“Peace is a political priority for Italy,” Tajani says. “We are ready to support it through cooperation, economic assistance, and also by sending our women and men in uniform to Gaza, if there were an Arab-led international peace mission.”

Italy is one of the top troop-contributing countries to the UNIFIL mission in Lebanon, with over 1,000 soldiers there.

“Italy supports Israel and also maintains very good ties with the Palestinians; for this reason, we believe we can play an important in the region,” Tajani notes.

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