• lgsp@feddit.it@feddit.itEnglish
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    8 months ago

    Of all the nations I didn’t expect Italy do do something, given the government parties statements on the flotilla.

    As an Italian I won’t believe our ship will actually do something useful until I see it

    • crapwittyname@feddit.ukEnglish
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      8 months ago

      Just by being there it’s protecting the flotilla. Israel will have a hard time attacking, or even continuing to claim that the flotilla is Hamas if the Italian navy is escorting.
      I’ve just heard this news and I’m so very proud of Italy. Finally. Finally a nation is taking action…Forza Italia!

    • philpo@feddit.orgEnglish
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      7 months ago

      Funny enough they possibly won’t need to if they stay “somewhat close”.

      Israel cannot risk that an Italian frigate might actually provide reliable sensors data

    • Muehe@lemmy.mlEnglish
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      8 months ago

      Benedetta Scuderi, an Italian member of the European Parliament for the leftist Greens-European Free Alliance group who has joined the flotilla, told Italian public radio RAI that drones had dropped stun grenades.

      Well this is why probably. Can’t let one of your MPs get attacked, bit of a prestige issue when you just let that happen. Other quotes seem to go in that direction at least:

      Italian Defence Minister Guido Crosetto said in a statement the sea convoy had been targeted by “currently unidentified perpetrators”. He expressed the “strongest condemnation” of the incident.

      He added the Italian multi-purpose frigate Fasan, previously sailing north of Crete, was “already on route” towards the flotilla “for possible rescue operations.”

      An Italian official said the navy had been mobilised primarily to help Italians on board.

      Note how they specifically avoid saying the boat is there to protect the flotilla.