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*Japan pledges $10 mil. in humanitarian aid to Palestinians *
*TOKYO*, Jan. 3 KYODO
*Japanese Prime Minister Taro Aso* pledged Saturday to provide $10
million (about 900 million yen) in humanitarian aid to *Palestinians *amid
concerns over rising civilian casualties from Israeli airstrikes on the
Hamas-ruled Gaza Strip, Japanese officials said.
During a teleconference with *Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas*, Aso
also called on the Palestinian leader to work toward realizing an early
cease-fire between Israel and Hamas while promising that the Japanese
government will continue to work toward achieving peace between the Israelis
and Palestinians.
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