By Amy Musgrave
South Africa has welcomed a ceasefire agreement reached between Israel and Hamas after 15 months of Israel’s “genocidal onslaught on Gaza”, which has claimed the lives of more than 46,000 Palestinians – mostly women and children.
South Africa has called for the implementation of a just and lasting peace that ensures the human rights of both Palestinians and Israelis are protected and promoted, the International Relations and Cooperation Department said in a statement late on Wednesday night.
“The ceasefire agreement is a crucial first step towards ending the severe humanitarian crisis faced by the 2.3 million Palestinians in the Gaza Strip, which the International Court of Justice (ICJ) has deemed to be plausibly genocidal,” the department said.
The ceasefire must lay the basis for a just peace which should include the establishment of a contiguous, independent and viable Palestinian state.
“Palestinian sovereignty and territorial integrity must be
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