Italy backs the "unconditional release" over 100 hostages who have been held in Gaza by Hamas since the Palestinian Islamist group's surprise cross-border assault on 7 October in which 1,200 Israelis died.
"Four months after the brutal attack by Hamas against Israel, I support the families of the hostages who await the release of their loved ones," Tajani wrote on X (formerly Twitter).
"Italy's government supports the unconditional release of the hostages as part of ceasefire negotiations and to strengthen humanitarian action," the tweet added.
Thirty-two of over 130 hostages still being held captive by Hamas in war-ravaged Gaza are no longer alive and possibly 20 more according to confidence intelligence from Israeli officals reported on Tuesday by the New York Times.
Israel has wrought a humanitarian catastrope in the blockaded Palestinian enclave with a relentless bombing campaign and a ground offensive since the 7 October Hamas rampage.
