Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni said Tuesday she is not opposed to recognising a Palestinian state, on two conditions: that Hamas free all captives and that it be excluded from government. Italy has not joined recent moves by Britain, France and other European nations to recognise a Palestinian state. But the far-right prime minister said she was open to recognition, in a break with US President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. The Palestinian territory has been devastated by the Israeli offensive, which has killed over 65,000 Palestinians since October 2023. Meloni has faced criticism in Italy for not speaking out more strongly on the war on Gaza.