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Italy seeks release of five women held by Israel in West Bank

Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani on Friday called for the immediate release of five Italian activists detained in the West Bank during the olive harvest, ANSA reported.

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Wire reporting: (Reuters, via Al-Monitor)

Italy on Friday called for the immediate release of five Italian women detained by Israeli forces in the West Bank while accompanying Palestinian farmers during the olive harvest, Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani said1,2,3.

Speaking in Istanbul, Tajani said the women were held Thursday in the village of al-Bweib and that Italy wanted them sent home in the coming hours1. "We demand the immediate release of the five Italian women detained by the Israeli Defense Forces," he said, according to ANSA1. He added that what happened was unacceptable and that they were not committing any crime1.

Italian foreign ministry sources, as carried by Reuters via Al-Monitor, said the women were detained Thursday by Israeli police in Kiryat Arba along with other international activists2. Middle East Eye placed that detention at Kiryat Arba, near Hebron, and said they were seeking to protect Palestinian farmers from settler attacks3. Al-Monitor's Reuters report said Israeli authorities told Italian diplomats the women were expected to be transferred Friday to Israel's immigration authority pending expulsion and repatriation2.

Outlets differed on the place name: ANSA named al-Bweib; the Reuters copy and Middle East Eye named Kiryat Arba1,2,3. Reuters.com itself could not be read here; Al-Monitor's page carried the Reuters Milan dateline2.

Tajani also said Italy disagreed with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's announcement of a total closure of the West Bank after an attack in which two Israeli soldiers were killed1. He said Hamas should be disarmed and Gaza stabilized, while also supporting a Palestinian state living in peace alongside Israel with Israeli security guaranteed1. Israel's government response to Tajani's demand was not in the accounts read1,2,3.

Reuters.com published a matching Milan-dateline report on Friday; the page was not readable here (HTTP 403), so no additional facts are taken from that URL4. Arab News later carried the same Reuters Milan account, including the expected transfer to Israel's immigration authority5.

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  1. ANSA EnglishIsrael's detention of Italian women in West Bank unacceptable says Tajani
  2. (Reuters, via Al-Monitor)Italy calls for release of five activists held by Israel in West BankAlso (Reuters, via Arab News)
  3. Middle East EyeItaly demands release of five activists detained by Israel during West Bank olive harvest
  4. ReutersItaly calls for release of five activists held by Israel in West Bank

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