Celebration at the Major Temple of Rome one year from 7 October. Meloni: “Israel defends itself but respects humanitarian law”

The ceremony began at the main temple of Rome one year after the Hamas attack on 7 October. In addition to the highest offices of the Jewish Community, the chief rabbi Riccardo Di Segni and the president of the Union of Italian Jewish Communities Noemi Di Segnipolitical leaders and government representatives are present. In addition to Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, the ministers were also present returned, Plant yourself e Valditara. Imposing security measures in the ghetto area and around the Synagogue.

The Prime Minister, on the occasion of the first anniversary of the Hamas attacks against the Israeli population, comments: “Remembering and strongly condemning what happened a year ago is not a mere ritual, but the prerequisite for every political action that we must carry out to bring back peace in the Middle East, because the reticence that is increasingly encountered in doing so betrays a latent and rampant anti-Semitism that must worry everyone. And the public demonstrations of recent days have, unfortunately, confirmed this.”

The Prime Minister adds: “On 7 October 2023, the Israeli people experienced one of the most dramatic pages in their history. Let us not forget the inhumane aggression perpetrated a year ago by Hamas. We always have before our eyes the massacre of thousands of defenseless civilians, women and children including, and the vilification of their bodies, shown to the world without any mercy. Our thoughts are constantly turned to the hostages, torn from their families and loved ones, and who are still waiting to return home today.”

“We confirm – underlines Meloni – our support for all the mediation efforts carried out, and our commitment to working towards a lasting political solution, based on the two-state perspective”.

The Prime Minister explains: “On this day, we reaffirm Israel’s legitimate right to defend itself and live safely within its borders, but also the need for this to be exercised in compliance with international humanitarian law. We cannot, in fact, remain insensitive to the enormous toll of innocent civilian victims in Gaza, victims twice: first of the cynicism of Hamas, which uses them as human shields, and then of Israeli military operations”.