The spokesman of the Japanese Executive, Yoshimasa Hayashi, expressed concern about the humanitarian situation in this devastated area and defended peace as a primary need.
During a press conference, he also mentioned that Japan is making a diplomatic effort to move humanitarian aid to the Gaza Strip and, in that sense, considers the opening of the gates to the coastal enclave extremely important.
In the last 24 hours, several countries have condemned, in harsh terms, the resumption of Israeli bombardment of the Gaza Strip, the victims of which include numerous women and minors.
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