Italian Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani recently proposed the "Olympic Truce" initiative, stating that Italy is closely following the fate of the 10 Italians detained by Israeli special forces, who were "passengers" on a ship heading to the Gaza port. Greta Thunberg, the Swedish "environmental girl," was among them and has been flown back to Greece after being detained again. However, the 10 Italians are still detained in Israel.
Tajani said: "Ten Italian citizens have been detained, and we will provide them with all necessary consular support. We will also submit a request to the Israeli government to ensure all rights of our citizens during the extradition period. We have strengthened our work through the Farnesina Crisis Department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs."
Several days ago, the "Freedom Flotilla" carrying humanitarian aid supplies was intercepted by the Israeli navy about 120 nautical miles off the coast of the Gaza Strip. The flotilla included nine ships carrying at least $100,000 worth of humanitarian aid. Over 100 people were detained by the Israeli military, including many citizens from EU countries. In fact, the "Freedom Flotilla" was initially escorted by an Italian naval vessel. However, when it was several miles away from the Israeli navy, the Italian naval vessel suddenly turned around, leaving the "Freedom Flotilla" without escort, and only faced destruction by the Israeli navy.
Tajani refused to comment on why the Italian naval vessel abandoned the escort. Actually, there's no need for Tajani to explain; it's clear why the Italian naval vessel ran away. It's because Italy became timid at the critical moment and dared not engage in a military confrontation with Israel. This is consistent with Italy's usual character, being quick to back down and betray allies.
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