空自輸送機２機がヨルダン到着　週内にもイスラエル邦人退避―防衛省

　防衛省は１７日、パレスチナ情勢の緊迫化を受け、イスラエルからの邦人退避に備えて派遣した航空自衛隊の輸送機３機のうち２機が隣国ヨルダンに到着したと発表した。イスラエルの近くで待機し、情勢の変化に対応する。村井英樹官房副長官は記者会見で、週内にも退避を実施する方向で、現地邦人の意向調査を進めていると明らかにした。（2023/10/17-17:37）

Two Japanese Air Self-Defense Force transport planes arrived in Jordan on Tuesday afternoon Japan time to prepare for the possible evacuation of Japanese nationals from Israel amid the escalating conflict between Israel and the Palestinian militant group Hamas, Japan's Defense Ministry said.
   At a press conference on the day, Deputy Chief Cabinet Secretary Hideki Murai said that Japan is currently asking Japanese nationals in Israel if they wish to leave the country, with a view to evacuating them as early as this week.
   Following Defense Minister Minoru Kihara's order to prepare for a possible evacuation, two C-2 transport aircraft and one KC-767 aerial refueling and transport plane left Japan on Saturday for Djibouti in eastern Africa, where Japan's Self-Defense Forces have a base.
   While one C-2 transporter has already landed in Djibouti, the other two planes changed their destination to an airport in Jordan, according to the ministry. The C-2 plane currently on standby in Djibouti would also move to Jordan if necessary, the ministry said.
   As Djibouti is located more than 2,000 kilometers from Israel, the ministry has decided to keep SDF planes on standby closer to Israel to prepare for any sudden changes in the current situation, such as Israel launching a ground invasion in Gaza.