ITALY PERSPECTIVE

Rome covers Lebanon events with the cold anger of a country whose soldiers just came under fire. ANSA details escalation in sequence: first external cameras at UNIFIL base destroyed, then warning shots (projectile landing one meter away), then two Italian vehicles "possibly rammed" by Israeli tanks. The word "possibly" (forse) is the only caution in an article constituting a six-paragraph indictment. ANSA notes no wounded "this time also" — the "also" (anche stavolta) reminds this is not the first time. For Italy, major UNIFIL contributor with 1,000+ Blue Helmets, each incident is an internal political test: Meloni must protect soldiers without breaking with Israel, an ally she strengthened ties with. ANSA coverage is the sound of metal grinding before it yields.