Pretoria –
Ministry of Foreign Affairs Israel decided to withdraw its ambassador from Pretoria, the capital of South Africa. This was announced one day before South Africa was scheduled to host a virtual BRICS meeting to discuss the war in Gaza.
“Following South Africa’s latest statement, the Israeli Ambassador to Pretoria has been recalled to Jerusalem for consultations,” said Israeli Foreign Ministry spokesman Lior Haiat on social media X, reported AFPTuesday (21/11/2023).
Reported Algeriathe withdrawal of the Israeli ambassador to South Africa was in line with calls from several South African parliamentarians to close the Israeli embassy in South Africa.
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa also asked the International Criminal Court (ICC) to investigate Israel regarding war crimes in Gaza.
“As South Africa, we, along with many other countries in the world, have referred all these actions of the Israeli government to the International Criminal Court,” Ramaphosa said last week during a state visit to Qatar.
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2023-11-20 19:23:38
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