Tokyo claimed that the decision was taken due to an "escalation" of violence in the territory in the aftermath of the Hamas-led Oct. 7 massacre
Japan on Tuesday announced sanctions against four Israelis accused of acts of violence against Palestinians in Judea and Samaria, becoming the latest country to do so in recent months.
Tokyo’s chief Cabinet secretary, Yoshimasa Hayashi, claimed that the decision, the first of its kind for Japan, was taken against the background of an “escalation” of violence in the territory in the aftermath of the Hamas-led Oct. 7 massacre.
Hayashi said the sanctions, imposed in consultation with other G7 countries, came after Tokyo “repeatedly asked for the suspension of settlement activities” in Judea and Samaria by the Israeli government.
