Italy’s Tajani seeks de-escalation with Israel’s Katz, Lebanon’s Habib

*By Alessandro Parodi, editing by Bernadette Baum and Keith Weir

Italian Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani has discussed efforts to prevent a new war in the Middle East with his Israeli and Lebanese counterparts, Israel Katz and Bou Habib, he said.
Tensions escalated between Israel and armed political group Hezbollah after a rocket attack in the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights on Saturday killed 12 children and teenagers.
“Breaking the spiral of violence is possible,” Tajani wrote on social media platform X.

This article was published on Reuters July 29, 2024