US president to visit Israel in show of ‘solidarity’ as US and Israel agree to develop aid plan for Gaza; 600,000 people have fled to southern Gaza, IDF says
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Meanwhile Japan’s Foreign Minister Yoko Kamikawa is in the final process of arranging a telephone discussion with her Iranian counterpart Hossein Amirabdollahian on Tuesday, Japan’s Chief Cabinet Secretary Hirokazu Matsuno said.
Japan maintains a friendly relationship with Iran. In September, Prime Minister Fumio Kishida met Iranian president Ebrahim Raisi in New York and told that Japan will continue its diplomatic efforts toward easing tensions and stabilising the situation in the middle east.
600,000 Gazans have evacuated the Gaza City area, following warnings from Israel’s military on Friday, according to Israel Defence Forces spokesperson Jonathan Conricus.