The complaint, dated 1 October 2025 and signed by about 50 people – including law professors, lawyers and public figures – accuses the Italian government of complicity through arms shipments to Israel during the ongoing conflict in the Gaza Strip. [In addition to Meloni, the complaint mentions](https://www.reuters.com/business/aerospace-defense/italy-pm-meloni-says-been-denounced-icc-complicity-genocide-2025-10-07/) defence ministers Guido Crosetto and abroad affairs Antonio Tajani, as well as possibly Roberto Cingolani, head of Leonardo's defence group.