Israel ordered civilians to leave four towns in the southern part of the Gaza Strip on Thursday, raising fears its war against Hamas could spread to areas it had told people were safe.
An Air Self-Defense Force plane has evacuated 46 people, including Japanese and other Asians, from Israel to Jordan, the Japanese government says, in its second such operation since the outbreak of the Israel-Hamas war last month.
A Self-Defense Forces plane, carrying 46 people, including Japanese and others from Asia, arrives in Tokyo from Israel in the second such operation since the outbreak of the conflict between Israel and the Palestinian militant group Hamas last month.
A growing number of Japanese firms orders their employees based in Israel to return home over concern for their safety amid the country's ongoing conflict with the Palestinian militant group Hamas.