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Italy port workers said holding weapons shipment slated for Israel

In this Aug. 19, 2019 file photo, Open Arms vessel with 107 migrants on board is anchored off the Sicilian island of Lampedusa, southern Italy. (AP Photo/Salvatore Cavalli)
Worker unions at ports in Livorno and Naples in Italy are holding up weapons shipments slated for Israel in protest of the IDF’s counterattacks in the Gaza Strip, Channel 12 reports.
Israel is currently working to get the shipments released as soon as possible, the network says, referring to the move by Italy as a form of “economic warfare.”