Middle East conflict: Italy PM Meloni suspends defence cooperation deal with Israel amid attacks on Lebanon

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Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni announced Tuesday that her government will suspend the automatic renewal of its defence pact with Israel. The decision comes amid ongoing Middle East conflict and recent Israeli attacks on Lebanon. Italian troops serving under UN mandate in Lebanon have been affected. Meloni's right-wing government had previously been one of Israel's strongest European allies but recently criticized the Lebanon operations.

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