Israeli opposition leader Yair Lapid has sharply criticized Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu after Italy decided to suspend the renewal of a long-standing defense agreement with Israel. Lapid described the move as another embarrassing failure for Netanyahu’s government and said the foreign minister’s activities were effectively nonexistent. His remarks were reported by Al Jazeera.
In a post on social media platform X, Lapid noted that Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni is a right-wing conservative leader who understands the need to fight terrorism, yet Israel’s government failed to maintain cooperation even with such allies. The defense pact, approved in 2006, had been automatically renewed every five years and covered defense industry collaboration, military training, research, and technology.
Italy, traditionally one of Israel’s closest allies in Europe, has recently criticized Israel’s attacks in Lebanon, a stance that has begun to strain bilateral relations.
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