Johnathan Paoli
President Cyril Ramaphosa has again accused Israel of war crimes and ‘genocide’ in Gaza, following an extraordinary summit of the Brics group of nations on Tuesday.
Ramaphosa hosted the virtual meeting consisting of Brazil, Russia, India, China and SA in order to draw up a joint response to the Israel-Hamas conflict.
“The collective punishment of Palestinian civilians through the unlawful use of force by Israel is a war crime. The deliberate denial of medicine, fuel, food and water to the residents of Gaza is tantamount to genocide,” Ramaphosa said.
The group is expected to issue a statement after the talks, which are being attended by representatives from the Brics Plus members who include Saudi Arabia, Argentina, Egypt, Ethiopia, Iran and the United Arab Emirates.
Israel has bombed the Gaza strip for almost two months and killed more than 11000 civilians, a substantial portion of which were women and
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