Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni warned on Tuesday against withdrawing UN peacekeepers from Lebanon at Israel’s unilateral request, as she announced she would visit Lebanon on Friday. Meloni would be the first head of state or government to visit the country since Israel escalated attacks on Lebanon on 23 September. At least five peacekeepers have been wounded in recent days as Israel launched attacks on southern Lebanon. Italian troops are part of a UN mission in southern Lebanon that has accused Israeli forces of firing on peacekeepers, something Meloni has said was “unacceptable”. Spea…