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Following Foreign Minister Gideon Sa'ar's visit to Rome, Deputy Prime Minister and Italian Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani is expected to be the most senior visitor to visit Israel after the cease-fire deal is signed, and is expected to land as early as Monday. The Italian Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister will bring with him a large business delegation in the fields of cyber, energy, and connectivity to the Middle East, for meetings with counterparts in Israel. Another important area in which the relationship continues is defense procurement. The planned visit will be Foreign Minister Taiani's fourth to Israel since October 7, and in what stands out as an unequivocal expression of support for Israel's right to defend itself and an expression of solidarity after the expected hostage deal. The visit joins the understandings reached by Foreign Minister Saar during his visit, according to which Italy will respect the immunity of Israel's heads of state, despite the arrest warrant issued by the International Criminal Court in The Hague.