In a pivotal move signaling solidarity with the Palestinian cause, SA's government announced the recall of all its diplomats from Israel.
The South African government said on Monday it would recall all its diplomats from Israel to “signal” its concern over the situation in Gaza.Khumbudzo Ntshavheni, a minister in the president’s office, told a press briefing that all diplomatic staff in Tel Aviv would be asked back to Pretoria for consultations, without providing further details.
“We felt it important that we do signal the concern of South Africa while continuing to call for a comprehensive cessation ”. Fighting has raged in the Gaza Strip for about a month since Hamas militants launched an unprecedented attack over the border from the territory into Israel on October 7.More than 1,400 people, most of them civilians, have been killed in Israel since the attack, during which Hamas took more than 240 people hostage.
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