Italy's navy to assist Gaza aid flotilla with just one ship

Italy's navy will assist the Gaza international aid flotilla with just one ship and not two as was previously understood, the defence ministry said on Thursday, adding that the vessel would not have any escort duties. The ministry said a frigate that was dispatched on Wednesday hours after the convoy known as the Global Sumud Flotilla (GSF) was targeted by drones on its way to Gaza would be replaced by another vessel. Earlier on Thursday, Defence Minister Guido Crosetto told parliament that the "Alpino" frigate would be deployed in the area where the "Fasan" frigate had already been sent. The defence ministry later clarified that the Alpino would replace the Fasan. Crosetto, a senior member of Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni's...