Under tight security measures, G7 foreign ministers focus on Middle East and Ukraine in Italy

Key Arab leaders and the Arab League chief are also participating.

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00:00Tight security surrounds the G7 foreign minister's two-day summit in Italy, which kicked off

00:06on Monday.

00:07Leaders face mounting pressure to push forward diplomatic efforts aimed at ending the wars

00:12in the Middle East and Ukraine.

00:15The summit is being held in the medieval town of Fughi, southeast of Rome.

00:20Hopes for brokering a ceasefire in Gaza and Lebanon are foremost on the agenda.

00:26As the G7 ministers arrived in Italy, Israeli Ambassador to the U.S. Mike Herzog told Israeli

00:31Army Radio on Monday a ceasefire deal to end fighting between Israel and the Lebanon-based

00:36Hezbollah could be reached within days.

00:40Ministers from Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Jordan, the United Arab Emirates and Qatar, as well

00:44as the Secretary General of the Arab League are also present in the event.