Mattarella, violence in Gaza is an obstacle to Israel's security. We are "concerned about the situation in the Middle East after the disastrous day of shame on 7 October," he said.
This was said by President Sergio Mattarella speaking from Abidjan, the first stop on his visit to Africa. The 'two peoples, two states' solution remains, he said, for which only the 'two nations' solution can work. The Italian president was speaking to reporters on his first stop in Africa, the Ivory Coast.