the first lot of this humanitarian aid arrived in egypt just a few hours ago and includes 13 tons of medical supplies to help the injured palestinian civilians.
i was designated prime minister by the diet and appointed by his majesty the emperor of japan barely 24 hours ago, and this is my first engagement since assuming office.
as i write, the citizens of northern israel are under attack from a series of rockets launched by terrorists in lebanon, the most recent of which fell just hours ago.