Overview
- Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi said Japan will dispatch Takeshi Okubo and one specialist to the U.S.-led Civil-Military Coordination Center in Israel to help oversee the Gaza cease-fire and coordinate aid.
- Motegi inspected the coordination center and conveyed Japan’s intention to contribute actively to its work.
- Japan will provide about ¥25 billion in funding for Gaza’s restoration and reconstruction.
- Motegi and Palestinian Prime Minister Mohammad Mustafa agreed to establish a Japan-Palestine High-level Political Dialogue, with Tokyo ready to support monitoring Palestinian Authority reforms.
- In meetings with Israeli leaders Benjamin Netanyahu and Gideon Saar, Motegi urged protection of civilians and sustained humanitarian access, while voicing concern that West Bank settlement activity violates international law.