The Israeli hostages held by Hamas
since the October 7 2023 attacks on southern Israel must be
freed, President Sergio Mattarella said Sunday while stressing
that Italy firmly supports Israel's right to exist in peace.
"In deploring once again that brutal terrorist act, we share
with emotion in the pain of the families of the victims and
renew the appeal so that the people cruelly taken hostage with
inhumane practices, are freed and can be reunited with their
families", said the head of State in recalling the massacre by
Hamas.
"In this year the effects of that tragedy have multiplied,
affecting innocent populations of the entire area, while serious
and unacceptable resurgences of anti-Semitic sentiments are
spreading, to be condemned and fought with determination", he
added, also underlining that "Italy firmly supports Israel's
right to its existence in peace and security and to defend
itself from attacks, in compliance with international law and
international humanitarian law."
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