Despite condemnation Giorgia Meloni also criticised the flotilla mission as ‘dangerous and irresponsible’
Italian prime minister Giorgia Meloni has condemned an overnight drone attack on a flotilla trying to deliver aid to Gaza, but also criticised the mission as “dangerous and irresponsible” and claimed it was aimed at “creating problems” for her government.
Meloni’s comments came after Italy said it was sending a navy ship to assist the convoy of about 50 vessels, which have on board many pro-Palestinian activists, including the Swedish campaigner Greta Thunberg, after it was attacked in international waters off Greece.
Speaking to journalists in New York, where she was attending the UN general assembly, Meloni said the multipurpose frigate Fasan was not expected to use military force.
She added that her government had proposed to hand over the flotilla’s aid to Cyprus and the Latin Patriarchate of Jerusalem to prevent further risks and was expecting an answer from the flotilla activists about this compromise proposal.
