Italian defence minister warns global security framework is increasingly precarious due to competing world visions.

Meeting in Naples, G7 defense ministers discuss the death of Yahya Sinwar, escalation in Lebanon, Gaza ceasefire prospects, and the Ukraine war entering its third winter

Defence Ministers of the Group of Seven (G7) major democracies support Ukraine's "irreversible path to full Euro-Atlantic integration, including NATO membership," they said in a statement on Saturday.

The G7 gathering marks the group's first ministerial meeting dedicated to defense and comes a few days after Israeli forces killed Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar, whose death some Western leaders said raised the chances of an end to the conflict in Gaza.

The G7 gathering marks the group's first ministerial meeting dedicated to defence and comes as the West grapples with the Russian advance in Ukraine and a spiralling conflict in the Middle East between Israel and its regional enemies.

Defence ministers of the Group of Seven (G7) wealthy democracies kicked off their meeting on Saturday with host country Italy warning the global security framework is growing increasingly precarious due to competing visions of the world.