Japanese Foreign Minister Yoko Kamikawa calls on Israel to pause its war against Hamas so that aid can be delivered to the Gaza Strip, as the Middle Eastern country continues air and ground attacks despite growing and widespread demands for a humanitarian truce.
Three Air Self-Defense Force airplanes leave Japan for Djibouti in East Africa to prepare for the possible airlifting of Japanese nationals from Israel, where tensions are rising following Palestinian militant group Hamas's massive attack a week ago.
Eight more Japanese nationals were evacuated from Israel on a government-chartered flight due to ongoing clashes between Israel and Hamas following the Palestinian militant group's massive attack, the Japanese government says.
Three Air Self-Defense Force airplanes leaves Japan for Djibouti in East Africa to prepare for the possible airlifting of Japanese nationals from Israel, where tensions are rising following Palestinian militant group Hamas's massive attack a week ago.
Japanese Foreign Minister Yoko Kamikawa condemns the weekend "terror attack" in Israel by Palestinian militant group Hamas, during a telephone call with her Israeli counterpart Eli Cohen.