Japan to dispatch SDF planes to evacuate nationals in Lebanon

The Japanese government said Friday it will dispatch Self-Defense Forces airplanes to prepare for a possible evacuation of its citizens in Lebanon amid fears of the conflict between Israel and the Lebanese Shiite militant group Hezbollah escalating.Upon the request of the Foreign Ministry, Defense Minister Minoru Kihara instructed the SDF to send transport aircraft to Jordan and Greece, where they will be placed on standby.Earlier in the day, Kihara told a press conference that SDF planes, including C2 transport aircraft, were already on standby in Japan in case its citizens need to be evac…READ FULL ARTICLE