TOKYO, Tuesday, June 4, 2024 (WAFA) – Nagasaki Mayor Shiro Suzuki said he is withholding an invitation to Israel to attend the city’s annual peace ceremony and will call on the Jewish state to accept an immediate ceasefire in Gaza.

“Given the critical humanitarian situation in Gaza and international opinion, there is a risk of unpredictable disruption occurring at the ceremony,” Suzuki said on June 3. “We need to carefully monitor the situation as it develops.”

The peace ceremony is scheduled for Aug. 9, the 79th anniversary of the atomic bombing of Nagasaki.

Suzuki said he would send a letter to the Israeli Embassy in Tokyo, urging an immediate ceasefire.

Nagasaki Mayor Shiro Suzuki said, "we have suspended sending a letter of invitation" to the Israeli ambassador to Tokyo."

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