ROME – An operational meeting on the \u2018Food for Gaza\u2019 initiative will be chaired by Italy\u2019s Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Antonio Tajani, this afternoon at the Italian Foreign Ministry (Farnesina). The Israeli Minister of Foreign Affairs, Israel Katz, will attend the meeting.<\/p>\n
In addition to the two Foreign Ministers, the meeting will be attended by representatives of FAO and WFP, along with the head of the Italian Civil Protection Department Fabrizio Curcio, and the President of the Italian Red Cross Rosario Valastro, also representing the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC). The Permanent Representative of Italy to FAO and the Italian Director General for Development Cooperation, who are overseeing the initiative on behalf of the Italian Foreign Ministry, will also participate.<\/p>\n
\u201cSix months have passed since 7 October, since the brutal assault perpetrated by Hamas on the Israeli population. I have invited Minister Katz to Rome and with him I will meet a group of relatives of the hostages whose immediate release Italy demands. We will never cease to condemn Hamas\u2019s brutal decision to carry out an outright pogrom against the Israeli citizens living near the Strip\u201d, said Tajani, adding that \u201cI will present the \u2018Food for Gaza\u2019 initiative to Minister Katz and ask Israel to agree to a ceasefire, open the land border crossings and make the sea corridor operational immediately to facilitate the arrival of essential goods for the population in the Gaza Strip, especially food and health products\u201d. \u201cWe are extremely concerned about the grave situation unfolding in Gaza\u201d, the Deputy Minister continued, \u201cand the initiative we have launched aims to contribute effectively to averting a humanitarian catastrophe\u201d.<\/p>\n
The \u2018Food for Gaza\u2019 initiative, launched in recent weeks by the Italian Foreign Ministry on the initiative of Minister Tajani, is aimed at facilitating access to food aid, alleviating the suffering of the population and ensuring food security in the Gaza Strip.<\/p>\n
The Italian Government has confirmed to Israel its intent to remain at the forefront in providing assistance and medical care to the Palestinian population, and the necessity to proceed immediately to a ceasefire and rehabilitation phase involving all levels of civil, healthcare, food, and agricultural structures in the Strip.<\/p>\n
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