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Italy's foreign minister discusses de-escalation with Israeli, Lebanese counterparts

Italian Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani has discussed preventing a new war in the Middle East with his Israeli and Lebanese counterparts, Israel Katz and Bou Habib, he said on Monday.

"Breaking the spiral of violence is possible," he wrote on social media platform X.

He said the Italian government was committed to peace and stability, including through Italy's presence in the United Nations' Unifil contingent.

Reporting by Reuters