Italy’s foreign minister says Rome would be willing to contribute troops to any possible United Nations peacekeeping force in Gaza, even though no such proposal is on the table and Israel has previously rejected the idea.
In an interview with AP, Antonio Tajani suggested that a UN force under Arab command could help provide security if Israelis and Palestinians made headway on an eventual two-state solution.
“If there is the solution and for a short time we need the presence of the United Nations under Arab control, we are ready for sending Italian soldiers,” Mr Tajani said ahead of a G7 foreign ministers meeting in Capri.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has in the past ruled out a foreign peacekeeping force in Gaza after the war, saying only Israel is capable of keeping the territory demilitarised.
