International Courant
TOKYO
Japan on Friday slammed the arson assault on the headquarters of the UN company for Palestinian refugees (UNRWA) within the occupied East Jerusalem by a bunch of Israeli extremists.
The destruction of UN services is “completely unacceptable,” Japanese Overseas Minister Yoko Kamikawa informed reporters in Tokyo.
Kamikawa pressured the numerous function of UNRWA in supporting Palestinian refugees.
An setting have to be created the place worldwide organizations can fulfill their missions correctly, mentioned Kamikawa, urging Israel to “take essential measures.”
Kamikawa reiterated Japan’s opposition to a navy operation that might have devastating penalties for the civilian inhabitants in Rafah metropolis.
Kamikawa expressed deep considerations in regards to the worsening humanitarian scenario within the area.
On Thursday evening, Israeli extremists set on hearth twice the perimeter of the company’s headquarters whereas the workers was within the compound, placing lives at critical danger, in response to UNRWA Commissioner-Common Philippe Lazzarini.
Protesters had been chanting “burn down the United Nations,” and the UN workers needed to put out the hearth themselves.
The Israeli military on Tuesday stormed and occupied the Palestinian aspect of the Rafah crossing with Egypt, closing Gazan Palestinians’ solely gateway to the world.
Israel has pounded the Gaza Strip in retaliation for an Oct. 7 assault by Hamas which killed about 1,200 individuals.
Greater than 34,900 Palestinians have since been killed in Gaza, largely ladies and youngsters, and 78,514 others injured, in response to Palestinian well being authorities.
Over seven months into the Israeli struggle, huge swathes of Gaza lay in ruins, pushing 85% of the enclave’s inhabitants into inside displacement amid a crippling blockade of meals, clear water, and drugs, in response to the UN.
*Writing by Zehra Nur Duz
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