G7 Defense Ministers meet in Naples to discuss the situation in the Middle East
A meeting of the G7 defense ministers (France, Canada, United States, Japan, Germany, Italy and the United Kingdom) will be held in Naples on Saturday in a context of escalation in the Middle East, where the Israeli army continues its operations against the Lebanese. Hezbollah, but also its bombings in the Gaza Strip despite the death of Hamas leader Yahya Sinouar.
Discussions in Naples will focus in particular on the United Nations peacekeeping mission in Lebanon (UNIFIL), where Israeli attacks have wounded peacekeepers in actions that Italy and other countries described as violations of law. international.
On Friday in Beirut, where she was visiting, the head of the Italian Government, Giorgia Meloni, strongly condemned these attacks, describing them as“unacceptable” and calling for a strengthening of UNIFIL. This summit in a unique format will end with a press conference by the Italian Minister of Defense, Guido Crosetto, scheduled for 3:30 p.m.