Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba has said his government is considering offering medical support in Japan to Palestinians from the Gaza Strip, local media reported, according to Anadolu.

“We’re making efforts to find ways to accept people in Japan who have fallen ill or been injured in Gaza,” Ishiba told a parliamentary session, according to Kyodo News Agency. He added that Japan will also try to launch a special program for Palestinian students to study at Japanese universities.