asjess parker reports. it is of course a pretty idyllic setting here on the italian island of capri, but the agenda for g7 foreign ministers is a daunting one. firstly on the middle east, of course, they have been calls for israel to show restraint in response to i run s unprecedented attack on saturday, itself a response to an attack on an iranian consulate. iran. and what israel s president visit benjamin netanyahu says said is that israel will make its own decisions, despite all the calls for restraint in the reasons region. g7 is set to put new sanctions against iran but there is also a move by nations to refocus discussions a little bit on issues like humanitarian aid to gaza, freeing israeli hostages and of
evidence that a polish national was ready to gather security information about an airport need ukrainian border and pass it to russian agent in order to plan a possible attack on zelensky s lie. the airport has become a hub for heavy weaponry and humanitarian supplies to ukraine since roger s full scale invasion more than two years ago. use of the rest in poland comes the same day as authorities in german and as the rest of two men suspected of spying for russia. the german ambassador has been summoned. two dual german russian nationals were planning to sabotage russian bases in germany where ukrainian soldiers have changed. us military facilities in germany were among the buildings being scouted. 0ne germany were among the buildings being scouted. one of the suspects is accused of plotting an explosion and arson. the other accused of helping identify potential targets. aid to ukraine dominated a discussion at the g7 meeting of ministers on the italian island of capri. jens stoltenberg
antonio guterres painted a dark picture of the evolving situation in the middle east. he warned spiralling tensions over the war in gaza and iran s attack on israel at the weekend could evolve into a full scale regional conflict . one miscalculation, one miscommunication, one mistake, could lead to the unthinkable a full scale regional conflict that would be devastating for all involved. for guterres, de escalation of the situation would begin by ending the fighting in gaza, where nearly 3a,000 people have been killed, according to the hamas run health ministry. but that may be some way off. qatar said today it is reassessing its role as mediator between israel and hamas. its role said the prime minister was being misued by some politicians for their own goals. against that backdrop the g7 foreign ministers met today on the italian island of capri. here s the us secretary of state antony blinken.
lot of pressure on countries to try and come up with more support but in terms of, yes, there is money, but there is also their manufacturing base for supplying ammunition. i spoke to me european defence boss, the boss of germany s biggest defence contractor, who said he thought it would be a decade before europe was in a position to actually manufacture enough weapons to both defend itself and support ukraine as well. so it isn tjust a question of money, it is also a question of that industrial base as well. fin money, it is also a question of that industrial base as well. industrial base as well. on the island of capri. the indonesian authorities have ordered the temporary closure of a major airport in the province of north sulawesi after a nearby volcano erupted five times. more than 800 people are being evacuated from the area around ruang volcano, as lava flows and flying molten rocks spread outwards. the area is one of indonesia s top tourist destinations and has been affecte
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