Tajani, speaking on behalf of the Italian government, said Italy had officially requested that the European Union consider punitive measures against Ben-Gvir during the next meeting of EU foreign ministers.
Italian Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Affairs Minister Antonio Tajani has formally called for sanctions against Israeli National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir over the treatment of pro-Palestinian activists detained after Israeli naval forces intercepted a Gaza-bound flotilla near Cyprus.
He made the call on Thursday.
Tajani, speaking on behalf of the Italian government, said Italy had officially requested that the European Union consider punitive measures against Ben-Gvir during the next meeting of EU foreign ministers.
“On behalf of the Italian Government, I have just formally requested the High Representative Kaja kallas to include in the next discussion of the EU Foreign Ministers the adoption of sanctions against the Israeli National Security Minister Ben-Gvir for the unacceptable acts committed against the Flotilla, seizing the activists in international waters and subjecting them to harassment and humiliation, in violation of the most basic human rights,” Tajani wrote in a statement posted on X.
