Israeli Foreign Ministry spokesman Lior Hayat said that Israel’s ambassador to South Africa was recalled for consultations due to the latest statements made in Jerusalem. This was reported by RIA News.
The following statements were included in Hayat’s social media X post: “Upon the latest statements of the Republic of South Africa, the Israeli Ambassador to South Africa was summoned to Jerusalem for consultations.”
Former President of the Republic of South Africa Cyril Ramaphosa in the name The International Criminal Court will investigate Israel’s actions in Palestine in connection with ongoing “war crimes” in the region.
The African National Congress party, which is in power in South Africa, announced that it will support the demand for the closure of the Israeli embassy in the country.
The situation in the Middle East escalated after thousands of Hamas militants infiltrated Israel from the Gaza Strip on October 7, when Hamas announced the launch of Operation Al-Aqsa Flood. In response, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announcedthat the country is at war.
The aim of Israel’s response to Operation Iron Sword was to repel the attack, release more than 200 hostages, including foreigners, and destroy Hamas. In order to achieve this goal, Israel launched major rocket attacks on the Gaza Strip from the first day of the operation. At the same time, the Israeli National Security Council decided to stop the supply of water, food, goods, electricity and fuel to the sector. Humanitarian aid shipments to Gaza began to be sent through the Rafah checkpoint only after October 20, and it was stated that their volume was insufficient.
27 October Israel announced About the “expansion” of the ground operation in Gaza. It is not known exactly when the operation started, but before the operation, hundreds of thousands of Palestinians fled their homes and moved to shelters and the south of the region. November 5, as part of the ground operation of IDF forces surrounded Gaza city and supplies cut off, still exists in central Gaza to continue fights.
Previously in South Africa compared Putin’s arrest and declaration of war.
Source: Gazeta
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