There are too many civilian casualties
in Gaza despite calls on Israel to strike only Hamas bases,
Deputy Premier and Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani said on
Sunday evening.
"We have strongly asked Israel to strike only the terrorist
bases and the places from where missiles are launched" and "to
give the civilian population a chance to stay out of the war,"
Tajani told Fabio Fazio during the talk show Che Tempo Che Fa on
Nove.
"Unfortunately this does not always happen and there are too
many civilian casualties," he continued.
"We are in favour of pauses to allow civilians to move through
humanitarian corridors," added Tajani.
The foreign minister also said the Palestinian National
Authority (PNA) led by Abu Mazen is the "right" interlocutor for
establishing a democracy in Palestine once hostilities have
ceased.
"The Palestinian National Authority is the only authority we
recognise, Hamas is a terrorist organisation that started this
disaster with the aggression against defenceless civilians,"
said Tajani.
"The PNA is the right interlocutor with whom to try to build a
democracy in Palestine once the war is over," the minister
added.
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