Italy calls for release of five activists held by Israel in West Bank

Arab News · 23‏/10‏/2026، 5:03:15 م

MILAN: Italy has called for the immediate release of five Italian activists, all women, held by Israeli forces in the West Bank, Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani said on Friday. Italian foreign ministry sources said the women ⁠were detained on Thursday ⁠by Israeli police in Kiryat Arba along with other international activists, while seeking to protect Palestinian farmers ⁠during the olive harvest. “What happened is unacceptable, they were not committing any crime,” Tajani told repo