Editorial

15:30 JST, December 15, 2025

More than 70,000 residents of the Palestinian territory of Gaza have died from Israel’s military operations. It is unbearable to see cities reduced to ruins by airstrikes and other attacks.

And in Syria, which is in the process of rebuilding, a humanitarian crisis continues to unfold.

Japan, an advocate of diplomacy to achieve peace, should strengthen support and not simply leave the Middle East in its devastated state.

First, Japan must push diplomatic efforts to stabilize the ceasefire in Gaza. It is hoped that food and medicine will be provided promptly to Gaza as well as Syria through international organizations. Japan must urge other nations at the United Nations and elsewhere to work together and get humanitarian aid on........

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