Israel attack on UNIFIL could be war crime - Crosetto

No justification, we don't take orders from Israel - defence min

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Oct 10 2024
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Israel attack on UNIFIL could

(see related) Defence Minister Guido Crosetto said Thursday that Israel may have committed war crimes by attacking the UNIFIL mission in Lebanon, adding that there could be no justification.
    "The hostile acts carried out and repeated by the Israeli forces could constitute war crimes," Crosetto, who summoned the Israeli ambassador to Rome earlier in the day, told a news conference at the premier's office in Rome.
    "These are extremely serious violations of the norms of international law, not justified by any military reason.
    "There is no justification in saying that the Israeli armed forces had warned UNIFIL that some bases had to be vacated.
    "I told the ambassador to tell the Israeli government that the United Nations and Italy cannot take orders from the Israeli government".
    Crosetto said Italian vehicles and security cameras were hit in the attack, but no Italians were hurt.