Cape Town – President Cyril Ramaphosa has announced that South Africa has referred Israel to the International Criminal Court (ICC) for an investigation into war crimes in Gaza.
Ramaphosa, speaking from Doha during his Middle East State visit, criticised Israel for turning Gaza into a concentration camp, highlighted the high death toll, particularly among children, and called for global intervention to cease Israeli actions.
The move comes amid the recent conflict where over 11 000 people have died in Gaza, according to the Hamas-run Palestinian health ministry, with a significantly lower death toll in Israel.
Ramaphosa urged other nations to support the Palestinian cause and called for a ceasefire and ICC investigation.
Watch below, as the president speaks (Courtesy SABC)
“The crisis between Israel and Palestine needs to be resolved through a two-state solution where Palestine emerges as a fully-fledged state as well as the continued existence of the Israel state. What is happening now in Gaza, which now turned into a concentration camp, where genocide is taking place and we stated our position as South Africa very clearly that we are opposed to the operations that are ongoing particularly as it is now targeting hospitals,” Ramaphosa said.
During his two-day State visit to Qatar, Ramaphosa is set to engage in discussions with his Qatari counterpart, Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani.
The agenda includes addressing current global challenges and various other issues of mutual interest.
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Compiled by Betha Madhomu
