International Relations and Cooperations Minister Naledi Pandor wants Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to be criminally charged by the International Criminal Court. This follows Cabinet’s decision to withdraw its diplomats from Israel for consultation processes. However, Pandor is yet to indicate whether the Israeli Ambassador to South Africa will be expelled.
Pandor was delivering a Ministerial statement in the National Assembly on the ongoing Israel-Hamas war on Tuesday. She says international law has been violated on both sides. With the taking of hostages by Hamas and the occupation of Palestine.
“The murder of children and the agent by Israel is an act that should have resulted in the international criminal court issuing an immediate arrest warrant for key decision makers including Mr Netanyahu who is responsible for violations of international criminal law.”
Pandor has reiterated the humanitarian aid corridors should be opened.
“All parties to restraint and desist from fuelling patently unjust war and human suffering including by ceasing the supplying of weapons to the various parties.. four the release of all civilian hostages. five in light of statements on the use of nuclear power and the establishment of a Middle East nuclear weapons-free zone just as we have created on our continent Africa.
Source: eNCA
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