The Rafah crossing was opened for the first time since Israel imposed a complete blockade on Gaza on October 9.
TOKYO — Japanese Foreign Minister Yoko Kamikawa said Saturday that Japan will continue considering providing further aid to the Gaza Strip, which is facing a deepening humanitarian crisis amid the war between Israel and the Palestinian militant group Hamas.
Tokyo's $10-million humanitarian relief to the Hamas-ruled Palestinian enclave, announced Tuesday, is "the first shot of assistance Japan is planning, and we will keep on considering assistance based on the needs on the ground in a timely manner," Kamikawa said in the conference. The Rafah crossing was opened for the first time since Israel imposed a complete blockade on Gaza on October 9 in response to the Islamist group's surprise attack on the Jewish state two days before.
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