QATAR PERSPECTIVE

Al Jazeera and Gulf Times cover the suspension of the military agreement as evidence of deepening divisions within Europe's pro-Israel bloc. Al Jazeera notes that the Meloni government "was considered one of Israel's closest allies in the EU" and that the suspension follows the incident involving fire directed at Italian peacekeepers. The outlet situates Italy's decision within a broader pattern: Spain has cancelled Israeli arms contracts worth $1.18 billion, and Spanish Prime Minister Sánchez has used the term "genocide" regarding Gaza. Al Jazeera quotes Netanyahu stating that Israel "defends Europe" and accusing European countries of "profound moral weakness"—a statement that Western media outlets largely did not report. Gulf Times notes more plainly that "Italy will no longer cooperate with Israel on military training."