Israel's reaction to the October 7 2022 attacks by Hamas has gone beyond proportionality, Premier Giorgia Meloni said Wednesday.
"We did not hesitate for a single minute in supporting Israel's right to self-defense after the horror of October 7th, but at the same time, we cannot remain silent now in the face of a reaction that has gone beyond the principle of proportionality, claiming too many innocent victims and even involving Christian communities," said Meloni, speaking for the first time as premier at the annual flagship Rimini Meeting of influential Catholic activist group Comunione e Liberazione (CL), and once again calling for a ceasefire and the release of the hostages from Hamas.
Meloni called the killing of journalists in Gaza unjustifiable after five journalists were among 22 people killed by Israeli forces at a hospital on the Strip Monday.
"We condemn the unjustifiable killing of journalists, an unacceptable attack on press freedom and on all those who risk their lives to report the tragedy of war," said Meloni in her closing speech to the CL jamboree.
Some people, like the Italian opposition, write motions on Gaza while the government saves children, Meloni said.
