Editorial

15:27 JST, May 27, 2025

The situation surrounding the Palestinian territory of Gaza has entered a critical phase. This is because Israel has launched new large-scale attacks.

A large number of civilians, who have nowhere left to run, are being massacred in towns that have already been reduced to ruins. The violence must stop immediately.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu declared this month that Israel would take control of all of Gaza and expanded military operations. Repeated air strikes and indiscriminate attacks by ground troops have destroyed hospitals and shelters, killing many residents.

Israel and the Islamist group Hamas agreed to a ceasefire in January, just before U.S. President Donald........

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