16 Koreans and their families staying in Israel fly to Tokyo on a Japan Self-Defense Force transport plane

On the 2nd (local time), 16 Koreans and their families who were staying in Israel departed on a Japan Self-Defense Force transport plane. South Korea's Ministry of Foreign Affairs (equivalent to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs) announced on the 3rd that ``Japan Self-Defense Force transport planes
At around 4:47 pm on the 2nd (local time), 15 Japanese nationals and one foreign family member currently staying in Israel departed from Tel Aviv and traveled to Japan.
According to Japanese media, the Air Self-Defense Force's KC767 aerial refueling aircraft dispatched to Yoludan was carrying 15 Koreans, 20 Japanese, 4 Vietnamese, 1 Taiwanese, and a foreign national.
I left Tel Aviv with six family members. This is the first time the Japanese government has used a Self-Defense Forces transport plane to transfer its own citizens since the outbreak of armed conflict between Israel and the Palestinian armed group Hamas.
is the second time. The Japanese government supported the departure of Koreans during two deportations. On the 21st of last month, the Japanese government deported 18 Koreans and their foreign family members in the process of deporting 60 Japanese people and four foreign family members.
One person was also placed on the transport plane. Prior to this, on the 13th of last month, the South Korean government dispatched the South Korean Air Force's multi-purpose aerial refueling aircraft KC330 to Israel, and in the process of evacuating 163 South Koreans, Japanese and
51 family members were also transported. With this departure, the number of Koreans currently staying in Israel is approximately 420. The South Korean Ministry of Foreign Affairs has announced that the
We plan to assist with the necessary consular procedures in other countries." Five South Koreans who were staying in the Gaza Strip, a Hamas stronghold, arrived at the border between Egypt and the Gaza Strip at around 11:05 a.m. on the 2nd.
They escaped by passing through a certain Rafah checkpoint. Prior to this, Egypt, Israel, and Hamas, with Qatar's mediation, opened the Rafah checkpoint, allowing the movement of foreigners and critically ill patients within the Gaza Strip.
agreed to allow. After the outbreak of armed conflict, the South Korean government communicated with Koreans staying in the Gaza Strip from time to time to confirm their safety and provided support to allow them to pass through the Rafah checkpoint.
Due to this departure, there are currently no Koreans left in the Gaza Strip. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs said, ``A consul from the embassy in Egypt will be dispatched to the Rafah checkpoint to check his health condition and provide assistance with his stay in Egypt.''
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