TOKYO -- Japanese Foreign Minister Yoko Kamikawa plans to visit Israel and the Palestinian territories on Friday, where she will call for a temporary humanitarian cease-fire in the fighting between Israel and Hamas.
Kamikawa to meet Israeli, Palestinian counterparts as crisis deepens

Japanese Foreign Minister Yoko Kamikawa vows continued diplomatic efforts toward the Israel-Hamas war on Nov. 2. (Photo by Yuki Fujita)
TOKYO -- Japanese Foreign Minister Yoko Kamikawa plans to visit Israel and the Palestinian territories on Friday, where she will call for a temporary humanitarian cease-fire in the fighting between Israel and Hamas.