Overview

• On Gaza, Meloni said Israel’s response has exceeded proportionality, renewed a ceasefire and hostage‑release call, condemned journalists’ killings, and urged a halt to West Bank settlements.
• She accused a minority of politicized judges of overreach and pledged to forge ahead with justice reforms, drawing immediate criticism from magistrates’ leaders and opposition figures.
• Reasserting control over migration policy, she vowed to resist judicial obstacles despite rulings that halted the Albania plan on grounds later validated by the EU court.
• She spotlighted Italy’s humanitarian record as the top non‑Muslim country for medical evacuations from Gaza and announced a subsidized housing plan for young couples alongside further Irpef relief for the middle class.
• Echoing Mario Draghi, she warned the EU risks geopolitical irrelevance and promoted Italy’s NATO Article 5–style security guarantees for Ukraine as the main proposal under discussion.