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Italian PM tells Netanyahu attacks on UN peacekeepers unacceptable
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleLazar Berman is The Times of Israel's diplomatic reporter
IDF attacks on UN peacekeepers in southern Lebanon are unacceptable, Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni tells Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in a phone call, according to Rome.
Meloni’s office says she called for the “full implementation” of UN Security Council Resolution 1701 that ended the 2006 Lebanon war and de-escalation.
Two Italian peacekeepers were injured by IDF fire last week, Italy says, and Israel’s ambassador was summoned to the Italian Defense Ministry in the wake of the incident.
The IDF has said it fired at a threat to troops near UN forces and is investigating why they were hit.
Netanyahu earlier called for UNIFIL peacekeepers to leave combat areas in southern Lebanon.
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