Japan offers its condolences to the bereaved families and expresses its heartfelt sympathies to the injured TOKYO: Japan on Saturday strongly condemned the launch of several rockets as well as infiltration into the Israeli territories from the Gaza Strip by Hamas and other “Palestinian militants” on October 7 local time. In an official statement by the Foreign Ministry in Tokyo “Japan offers its condolences to the bereaved families and expresses its heartfelt sympathies to the injured.” “Japan urges all the parties concerned to exercise maximum restraint in order to avoid further damage and casualties,” the statement said while avoiding condemning the attacks by Israel on Gaza.