The Department of International Relations and Cooperation Minister DR Naledi Pandor has called for restraint on the part of all parties following Iran’s drone and missile attack on Israel on Saturday night.
Iran launched over 300 drones and missiles on Israel, in it’s first ever attack on the country. It comes after an Israeli attack on Iran’s consulate in Syria two weeks ago, with Iran saying the matter can now be deemed concluded.
Syria Attack | Iran vows revenge after Israeli missiles kill officers at consulate in Damascus: Speaking on the sidelines of the campaign trail in Durban, in KwaZulu-Natal, Pandor says the focus should remain on agreeing on a ceasefire in Gaza.
“And as the government of South Africa as always we urge restraint on the part of all parties and we remind everyone that the core focus must be freedom and justice of the people of Palestine. And so what we should be focusing on is a ceasefire, because too much death has happened. We want a stop to this murderous onslaught.”
Pandor adds that she believes Iran has demonstrated it can act against Israel, while showing restraint.
“Iran appears to have shown some restraint in that there hasn’t been a massive set of fatalities as we have seen with Israel with Palestinian people. And we hope that the responsibility that Iran has shown by not having a strike where huge harm and fatalities are caused, is something that is sustained by both sides. Middle East Conflict | ‘We urge restraint on the part of all parties’: Naledi Pandor.
Source: eNCA
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