TOKYO, Feb 4 (Bernama-Kyodo) -- Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba said on Monday that his government is considering offering medical support in Japan for residents of the conflict-torn Gaza Strip, Kyodo News Agency reported.
"We are making efforts to find ways to accept people in Japan who have fallen ill or been injured in Gaza," Ishiba told a parliamentary session, referring to the Palestinian region that has been under attack by the Israeli military.
The Prime Minister also told the House of Representatives' Budget Committee that Tokyo will try to launch a special programme in which universities can offer opportunities for students from Gaza to study in Japan.
Ishiba made the remarks while answering a lawmaker's question about Japan's readiness to help people in Gaza who are suffering hardships due to air raids and other offensives launched by Israel.
Last month, Ishiba pledged that Japan would facilitate the development of Palestine during a meeting with Malaysian Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim in the Southeast Asian country, which has a large Muslim population.
Anwar revealed a plan last week for the Malaysian government to establish a fund with the Japanese government aimed at building hospitals, schools, and mosques in the Middle East.
-- BERNAMA-KYODO
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