Japan urges restraint as Israel begins ground operation in Lebanon

Japan urges “restraint”

As the Israelis restrained themselves in Gaza,

blowing sheltering civilians apart ?

I'm sure "serious concern" is going to stop Netanyahu. He doesn't even care what the US thinks -- he just went ahead with the invasion anyway.

Japan just parroting the US as always.

Japan, which is highly dependent on the Middle East for crude oil, has traditionally pursued "balanced diplomacy" between Arab nations and Israel, which is backed by the United States, Tokyo's master.

Fixed the typo.

The killing will stop once Hizballah and Hamas are destroyed, to the point that they can no longer fire rockets into Israel or murder, rape and kidnap hundreds of kids at music festivals.

Now urging restraint while not uttering a peep during the decades of Israeli suppression, aggression and violence against Palestine citizens give me a break.

I don't see how Netanyahu's killing of Palestinian and Lebanese children will bring peace to his people in the long run. I only see things getting worse for Israel at this pace. I pray I'm wrong.

Iran backed terrorist groups must be extinguished. It is about time..

As the Israelis restrained themselves in Gaza,

People forget how this conflict started....

Israel is a terrorist state.

Israel is a terrorist state.

One side has hostages they stole in an invasion. Who are the terrorists?

meh no brainer, all sides should excercise restraint. Now why has Japan not urged a terrorist organisation to also excercisecrestraint. Brain damage!

@Dango bongo

Israel has a lot more Palestinian hostages, in jail without a trial, and has done ever since Nakba, so by your reasoning, yes, Israel is the terrorist.

Dango bong, the country that holds the most hostages in that part of the world is Israel. Most of the hostages are Palastinians from the Israeli occupied territories, the West Bank. I should point out in case you don't know that this did not start a year ago on October 7th. That action was a reaction to an extremely long siege.

Does anyone seriously think Netanyahu does this without American approval? Who do you think finances it and supplies the weapons?

JeffLeeToday  06:39 pm JST

The killing will stop once Hizballah and Hamas are destroyed, to the point that they can no longer fire rockets into Israel or murder, rape and kidnap hundreds of kids at music festivals.

Like Netanyahu and his war criminal buddies in the iDF are murdering raping and killing kids in Gaza??

Dango bongToday  08:14 pm JST

Israel is a terrorist state.

One side has hostages they stole in an invasion. Who are the terrorists?

last count the war criminals in Israel have about 10000 Palestinian hostages including women and children who are also being tortured …hmmm

The region will never have peace until the genocidal and terrorist regime of Israel disappears. Zionism has proven to be as bad as nazism. Jews can live wherever they want, just like the rest of us. But nothing gives a group of people the moral superiority just because an old book filled with fiction says so.

Can we all just get along?

Zionists have always been like this and will always be like that in the future. In another article, Netanyahu said, all of Middle East is within the reach. They have extreme greed with lack of wisdom. Look at their history, they were always like that every time until a big power said enough and did the necessary.

Zionists really deserve another enough. No tears will be shed from this person.

Taking a page from the Tony Blinken School of Diplomacy. Well done young Padawan Japan.

How about condemning the invasion of a sovereign country based on the UN Charter?

Yeah, because Israel TOTALLY listens to other countries requests when they conduct military operations. This the definitive cry-bully nation of the world with America running as their security guard. They'd get us all killed and still play the victim.

deanzaZZROct. 1 11:54 pm JST

Taking a page from the Tony Blinken School of Diplomacy. Well done young Padawan Japan.

How about condemning the invasion of a sovereign country based on the UN Charter?

The UN Charter doesn't protect you if you are hosting terrorists lobbing missiles and other activities.

Without escaping the fact, sometimes a ground invasion of neighbour is not actually an invading... here it is.

Think about the double speak/standards and forked tongues.

This is a non-UN authorized action, which is an invasion of a neighbour.

I'd like to hear Japanese politicians shouting that religious beliefs are stupid. We don't hear that from western leaders, and I'm waiting for someone to step up.

A big joy for me when I moved to Japan in 1980 was the lack of religious belief. Many customs for sure, but not belief.

Around Israel, we have countries that are governed by, to me, religious nutcases. And Israel itself has a strong element of similar nutcases. Meanwhile, in all countries there, most people simply want to live a good life with hope for their families.

Maybe God will come along one day and sort it all out. Meanwhile...

(Sorry, but current news is depressing.)

Israel openly defiant of and acts against US directives, what can Japan urgings do