TOKYO: Japan has strongly condemned the “terror attacks” carried out by Hamas against Israel approximately two years ago and has called for the disarmament of Hamas.

This condemnation was expressed during a meeting in Tokyo last week between Japanese State Minister FUJII Hisayuki and Amir Ohana, the Speaker of the Israeli Knesset.

Ohana and the father of an Israeli individual held by Hamas, were invited to Tokyo by the Japanese government. During a press conference, they both expressed appreciation for the “help and support that Japan is providing to Israel.”

According to the Foreign Ministry in Tokyo, Fujii expressed concern over what he described as “the deteriorating humanitarian situation in Gaza.” He urged Israel to make greater efforts to achieve a ceasefire as soon as possible and to improve the humanitarian conditions.

Fujii also stated that Japan’s ongoing support for realizing a two-state solution requires confidence-building measures and negotiations between the involved parties.

In response, Speaker Ohana explained Israel’s position, but the ministry did not provide any further details.