Italy’s government said on Tuesday that Israel’s treatment of Flotilla activists trying to take aid to Gaza was unacceptable and that it would summon the Israeli ambassador for an explanation.
A strongly worded statement by Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni and Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani said Italy “demands an apology for the treatment” of the activists and the “total disrespect” for the Italian government’s requests.
Meloni added that her government was “immediately taking, at the highest institutional levels, all necessary steps to secure the immediate release of the Italian citizens involved.”
This comes after right-wing National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir went to Ashdod port to harass the flotilla activists after Israeli forces intercepted their ships on Tuesday.
In a post on X, he wrote that his visit was “how we welcome supporters of terrorism.”
This is a developing story.
