Italian Prime Minister Urges Gaza Flotilla to Stop, Warns of Risk to Peace

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Israel has said it will not permit the naval blockade to be broken or allow ships to approach an active combat zone.

Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni on Sept. 30 urged a convoy of boats seeking to break Israel’s blockade of Gaza to halt its mission, warning it could fuel conflict rather than deliver aid.

“I fear that a pretext could come precisely from the attempt by the flotilla to break through the Israeli naval blockade,” Meloni said in a statement posted on X.

“I believe that the flotilla should stop now and accept one of the various proposals put forward for the safe delivery of aid. Any other choice risks turning into a tool to prevent peace, fuel the conflict, and thus strike above all at the people of Gaza, to whom relief is said to be brought. This is the time for seriousness and responsibility.”

The Global Sumud Flotilla, about 50 vessels that set sail from Greece in September, includes activists from across Europe as well as Italian and European lawmakers. Organisers say their goal is to “break the illegal siege on Gaza by sea, open a humanitarian corridor, and end the ongoing genocide of the Palestinian people.”

Israeli officials have repeatedly said they would not permit any attempt to breach the naval blockade or allow vessels to enter an active combat zone.

After U.S. President Donald Trump unveiled a 20-point peace plan on Sept. 29 to end the conflict in Gaza, Meloni said there was “a hope of agreement,” but the situation remained fragile.

“The truth is simple: that aid can be delivered safely through the secure channels already in place. To insist on breaking a naval blockade means becoming—whether knowingly or not—instruments of those who want to blow up any chance of a ceasefire,” Meloni said in a follow-up post on Tuesday. “So spare us the moral lessons on peace if your goal is escalation. And do not exploit the civilian population of Gaza if you do not truly care about their fate.”

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Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Sa’ar welcomed Meloni’s stance. He described the flotilla as “orchestrating provocations” on Sept. 30 and reiterated that aid should be transferred via established channels such as the Port of Cyprus or Ashkelon Marina.

By Evgenia Filimianova

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