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

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 reporte