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Foreign Minister Sa’ar Pledges Deeper Ties to Largest Ever Japanese Parliamentarian Delegation to Visit Israel

Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Sa’ar welcomed the largest-ever Japanese parliamentary delegation, pledging to deepen security ties and stressing the need to.

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Jerusalem, 7 January, 2026 (TPS-IL) — Israel’s Foreign Minister Gideon Sa’ar said that he was “Glad to meet the largest ever delegation of members of both houses of Japan’s National Diet to Israel,” which he met at the ministry of Foreign Affairs in Jerusalem.

Sa’ar said he stressed the importance of Israel’s strategic partnership with Japan and its “will to deepen security ties.”

He also described the goal of the Hamas terror in Gaza, which he said is “eliminating the State of Israel,” and added that “If this terror state isn’t dismantled, the suffering of both Palestinians and Israelis will continue.”

“We’ll continue strengthening our close friendship with Japan!” declare Sa’ar on social media.

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