Italian Defense Minister: Lebanon is not Afghanistan
reported by Mehr News Agency quoted by the publication, “Guido Crosetto” (Guido Crosetto), the Minister of Defense of Italy, protested the brazen act of the Zionist regime in attacking the headquarters of the UNIFIL forces in southern Lebanon and injuring an Italian soldier who was a member of the forces. The UN peacekeeper said: Lebanon is not Afghanistan, because it has traditions and culture that cannot be compared to Afghanistan.
In a press conference at the prime minister’s building of his country, following the firing by the occupying army of Quds on UNIFIL positions, the Italian defense minister added: Beirut is a city where different cultures and religions coexist.
He added: Lebanon’s problem is that it has accepted 2 million refugees; A proportion of refugees compared to the population of no other country in the world. In recent years, we have pretended not to notice this. But so far, Lebanon has maintained its balance.
The Zionist Radio and Television Organization announced yesterday that Italy will send its ambassador to Rome following the wounding of an Italian soldier who is a member of the United Nations peacekeeping forces in Lebanon (UNIFIL). In the attack of the occupying forces, he summoned the headquarters of these forces.
The Minister of Defense of Italy also stated that he has delivered the note of protest to his Israeli counterpart and the ambassador of this regime in Rome, and emphasized: shooting at UN forces in Lebanon is unacceptable and against It is international law. The attack on UNIFIL forces was not an accident or a mistake, and the Israeli ambassador could not explain the reason for this action.
This news comes while the spokesman of the United Nations peacekeeping forces in Lebanon (UNIFIL) said in response to the Zionist regime’s attacks on the headquarters of these forces in southern Lebanon: UNIFIL forces are exposed to military attacks Israelis were attacked, as a result of which two of our soldiers were injured.
