An Italian tourist was killed in an attack on the Tel Aviv seafront, while two other compatriots were injured. Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani confirmed the death of Alessandro Parini, a 35-year-old Roman lawyer, who arrived in Israel on Friday with friends for tourism and was killed “in the cowardly attack” after days of escalation among Israelis. and Palestinians. “Terrorism has no mercy, it must be condemned very firmly”, commented Tajani, who also spoke with Parini’s father, “Farnesina is working”. The two injured Italians “are not in serious condition”, added the minister. Unanimous condolences were expressed by the highest officials of the State, by Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, who also expressed “solidarity with the State of Israel”, with the presidents of the Chamber and of the Senate.
According to the reconstitution of the facts, the suicide bomber launched himself at high speed into the crowd walking along the Tel Aviv waterfront and fired at passers-by. His car overturned, presumably due to attempts made to neutralize it.
The assailant, said to be an Israeli Arab, was killed by police gunfire. Several people were injured, including British nationals and two Italians. All tourists, according to local media. Islamic Jihad claimed the attack as a “natural and legitimate response to the occupation’s crimes against the Palestinian people”. Israeli Prime Minister Benyamin Netanyahu ordered the call-up of all border police reservists after the events in Tel Aviv, while Israeli army chief Herzi Halevi had already instructed the Israel Defense Forces to call up reservists from among fighter pilots, attack drone operators and airborne members. strength.
It was a bloody Friday, with Israeli incursions into southern Lebanon and against Hamas positions hit in the Gaza Strip, and from there to Israel. Two Israeli sisters aged 15 and 20 of British origin were killed in a shootout in the northern West Bank, near the settlement of Hamra, while their mother was seriously injured. Tensions are skyrocketing after Israeli police raid the Al Aqsa mosque, clashes with Palestinian believers and mass arrests, and calls for de-escalation, which have come from Washington and Moscow, have been futile.
Source: IL Tempo
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