Premier Giorgia Meloni said on Friday
she is worried about the situation that is unfolding following
last Saturday's surprise Hamas attack on Israel and the Israeli
response and that it is important to prevent the conflict from
escalating further.
"I confess that I am quite worried by the scenario, we need to
avoid the conflict escalating," said Meloni in Maputo.
This "is a very delicate phase in which it is necessary to
maintain the highest possible level of dialogue with allies and
actors who could be involved," she added.
Meloni reiterated her concern about possible copy-cat attacks,
saying this was "cause for reflection"
She added that she had been "extremely shocked that Hamas
militiamen would want to film such atrocious scenes".
"There is no particular level of alert in Italy," continued
Meloni, saying that "one of the very first things done on the
day of the Hamas attacks was to strengthen security in sensitive
places for Jewish communities".
"Our security services have been alerted" to the risk of
emulation as well, and "some assessments need to be made
concerning the control of those who enter and arrive from
outside, in particular via the Balkan route", she said.
"It is one of the elements that we are working on continuously,
it is one of the reasons why we have limited this visit today,"
said Meloni, referring to the fact that her mission to
Mozambique and Democratic Republic of Congo will only last a
day.
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