The western Japanese city of Hiroshima has urged Israel to cease its offensive in Gaza in its invitations to the country's representatives to the Aug. 6 annual peace ceremony marking the atomic bombing of the city, a local government official said Thursday.The invitations to Israeli President Isaac Herzog and the ambassador of Israel to Japan include a call for an immediate cease-fire to the conflict in the Palestinian territory that has drawn increasing international opposition.The letters written in Japanese, made available to Kyodo News, state it is "deeply regrettable that the lives and…READ FULL ARTICLE