Tajani: "We friends of Israel, now we need a de-escalation" - News. "We strongly support Israel's right to defend itself, not to be attacked, no one can erase it from the map" "We say that the reaction must be proportionate, we say 'be careful not to cause too many civilian victims' We must support dialogue in Egypt to have a suspension of fighting and free the hostages." Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani.