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Japan-Israel Foreign Ministers’ Telephone Meeting
September 19, 2025
On 19 September, from 5:45 pm for approximately 25 minutes, Foreign Minister Takeshi IWAYA held a telephone meeting with H.E. Mr Gideon Sa'ar, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the State of Israel. The outline is as follows.
- At the outset, Minister IWAYA strongly condemned the terror attacks by Hamas, emphasizing that Hamas must release the hostages and disarm. He strongly condemned the expanding ground operations by the Israeli forces in the Gaza city with numerous civilian casualties, the deterioration of the already dire humanitarian situation including famine, and the recent attacks on Qatar, stressing that Japan absolutely cannot accept such developments.
- Minister IWAYA also stated that, following the Israeli military operations in Gaza as well as its settlement activities and its moves concerning annexation in the West Bank, a strong sense of urgency is increasingly spreading in the international community that such developments could undermine the very foundation of a two-state solution. In this context, he further stressed Japan’s consistent position to support a two-state solution, and urged Israel to immediately cease any unilateral actions that run counter to it. In response, Foreign Minister Sa'ar explained Israel's position.
- The two ministers concurred on continued communication on the situation surrounding the Middle East.