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Italy condemns attack on Gaza aid flotilla, sends navy ship to help

AL-MONITOR
Sep 24, 2025
FILE PHOTO: Italy's Defence Minister Guido Crosetto speaks during an interview with Reuters, in Rome, Italy, April 14, 2025. REUTERS/Remo Casilli/File Photo
FILE PHOTO: Italy's Defence Minister Guido Crosetto speaks during an interview with Reuters, in Rome, Italy, April 14, 2025. REUTERS/Remo Casilli/File Photo — Remo Casilli

ROME (Reuters) -Italian Defence Minister Guido Crosetto on Wednesday strongly condemned an overnight attack on an international flotilla trying to deliver aid to Gaza.

In a statement, Crosetto also said he had redirected an Italian navy ship to head towards the flotilla to possibly offer assistance.

(Reporting by Alvise Armellini, editing by Gavin Jones)

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