Two of Georgia Meloni’s ministers and the CEO of a major weapons manufacturer have also been reported to the court, the prime minister herself has revealed
Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni revealed on Tuesday that she and two of her ministers have been reported to the International Criminal Court for alleged complicity in genocide in Gaza.
Meloni said the complaint also targeted Defense Minister Guido Crosetto, Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani, and Roberto Cingolani, the CEO of Italian defense firm Leonardo.
“I don’t think there’s any other case in the world, in history even, of such a charge being made,” she said during the talk show Porta a Porta, without providing details about who had brought the case.
The prime minister stressed that no new arms shipments to Israel were authorized after October 7, 2023, when West Jerusalem launched large-scale airstrikes and a ground operation in Gaza in response to the Hamas attack.
Meloni claimed the report to the ICC had been made by her political opponents and denied that she or those also accused were complicit in genocide.
The International Criminal Court was created in 2002 under the Rome Statute to prosecute genocide, war crimes, and crimes against humanity. So far, 123 countries have ratified the treaty and are full members of the court. However, major global powers including Russia, China, India, the US, and Israel have either not signed or not ratified the agreement.
The Italian government, which had previously supported Israel in the conflict, has recently distanced itself, criticizing what it calls the disproportionate nature of the offensive. Still, Italy has not severed diplomatic or commercial ties with Israel and has not joined other Western countries in recognizing Palestinian statehood.
Pro-Palestinian protests and a rise in anti-Semitic incidents have been reported in several countries since the start of Israel’s campaign, which has killed more than 66,000 Palestinians over the past two years. The conflict began with a surprise attack by Hamas that left around 1,200 Israelis dead and about 250 taken hostage.
In September, a UN commission concluded that Israeli actions in Gaza amount to genocide. The report covered the period from October 7, 2023, to July 31, 2025, and was based on legal and factual findings related to military operations and official statements.
