Getting the "Open link in a new tab" property from a WordPress menu item

Solution 1:

The below works in Timber v1.19.1 Twig v1.42.5

{% for item in menu.items %}
    <li>
        <a href="{{ item.link }}"
           target="{{ item.meta( '_menu_item_target' ) ? item.meta( '_menu_item_target' ) : '_self' }}">
              {{ item.title }}
        </a>
    </li>
{% endfor %}