Hiroshima nuclear bomb survivor urges end to war on Palestinians

A survivor of the nuclear bomb that was dropped on Hiroshima at the end of World War II said Saturday the killing, destruction and war in Palestine is painful and bitter, and called for international intervention to end the war on the Gaza Strip. "I cannot understand why Israel is doing all this, especially killing innocent children with such brutality and in such large numbers, whom, whenever I see, I feel very sad and burst into tears," Sadao Yamamoto, 93, added in an interview with Petra. He said there was large opposition to a visit to Hiroshima by Israel's ambassador in Tokyo to attend the annual A-bomb memorial ceremony last month, given Israel's "inhumane" actions in Gaza and Palestine, but added, "from my own point of view, I think the ambassador's visit was an opportunity to convey the tragic aftermath of the war that he saw to his country." At this time, in particular, it is important to raise our voices for peace and arouse international opinion to eliminate nuclear weapons from the world, he sa id, reviewing the horrors of what he experienced when the nuclear bomb was dropped on Hiroshima on August 6, 1945. Yamamato, who was a 14-year-old second-year student at Hiroshima Second Middle School the time, recalled the horrendous scene, adding he will never forget that even after decades. He said he was with his classmates in a playground 2.5 kilometers from the site of the explosion, but all 321 first-year students and 4 teachers, who were in the school, died. The Jordan News Agency has toured the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum at Hiroshima Memorial Park dedicated to documenting the reality of the nuclear bombing in World War II. The museum displays remnants and artifacts and portrays the harsh reality of the atomic bombing, as well as the danger of nuclear weapons, and offers heartbreaking exhibits and images of the destruction that befell Hiroshima and the reason for targeting the city. Source: Jordan News Agency