South Africa’s Minister of International Relations Lindiwe Sisulu said in a statement on Wednesday: “The actions of the Israeli armed forces present yet another obstacle to a permanent resolution to the (Palestinian-Israeli) conflict.”
The South African government today has called for an independent enquiry into the deaths of Palestinians on the Gaza border at Friday’s Great Return March.
“The South African government strongly condemns the latest act of violent aggression carried out by Israeli armed forces in Gaza which has led to the deaths of about 17 Palestinian citizens with scores of others reported injured” read a statement issued by South Africa’s Department of International Relations and Co-operation (DIRCO) on Wednesday.
In the statement the South African government reiterated its view that the Israeli government and its armed forces must end the siege of the Gaza Strip “and bring to an end the violent and destructive incursions into Palestinian territories. South Africa maintains further that the violence in the Gaza Strip will stand in the way of rebuilding Palestinian institutions and infrastructure.”
South Africa’s Minister of International Relations Lindiwe Sisulu said: “The actions of the Israeli armed forces present yet another obstacle to a permanent resolution to the conflict which must come in the form of two states Palestine and Israel existing side-by-side and in peace.”
“South Africa aligns itself with those members of the United Nations calling for an independent inquiry into the killings with a view to holding to account those who are responsible” concluded the statement.
(AfroPal Newswire Service)
