Japan examining recognition of Palestinian state: Report
Palestine’s official Wafa news agency reports that Japan’s ambassador to the State of Palestine, Yoichi Nakashima, has said that Tokyo is studying the possibility.
Nakashima said in an interview with Palestine TV: “The international community is convinced that there is no solution except for the existence of two states, Palestine and Israel,” Wafa reports.
As one of the largest donors to the UN agency for Palestinian refugees (UNRWA), Nakashima said Japan is making every effort, along with partner countries, to support the work of the UN agency and its relief operations for the Palestinian people, Wafa reports.
“The scenes of killing and destruction in Palestine touch the hearts of the Japanese because they have suffered from wars in the past,” the ambassador also said.
Japan’s 🇯🇵 FM Mr. IWAYA expressed his grave concern over the latest legislation adopted by the Israeli #Knesset on #UNRWA's activities. #Japan strongly urges Israel to ensure an enabling environment for @UNRWA and other humanitarian agencies. https://t.co/f59ZxjUkBZ
— Representative of Japan to Palestine 🌸 (@ROJ_Palestine) October 30, 2024
Israeli public has forgotten about Gaza: Israeli commentator
Israeli political commentator Ori Goldberg has told Al Jazeera from Tel Aviv that the worsening war in Gaza does not require any kind of justification from the government.
“The general consensus in Israel is that the war in Gaza has become pointless, that there are no military achievements to be gained and the Israeli public has forgotten about Gaza,” he said.
He added that there are some leftists who have said they refuse to fight in Gaza but would definitely go to fight in Lebanon.
“What is happening in Gaza simply does not exist in Israeli public consciousness,” he said.
Ceasefire proposals ‘throwing dust in the eyes’: Hamas
The truce proposals “do not include stopping the [Israeli] aggression, withdrawal [of Israeli troops], and returning the displaced Palestinians”, the group’s senior spokesperson Sami Abu Zuhri told Al Jazeera.
Zuhri also said that Netanyahu is stalling to gain time and using negotiations as a cover to continue his offensive in Gaza.
The spokesperson said Israel is doing the same in truce talks centred on Lebanon.
