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Israel recalls its ambassador from South Africa
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https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-67482681
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The move on Monday followed the “latest South African statements” on Israel, ministry spokesperson Lior Haiat said on X without giving specifics.
Israel launched a major military campaign in Gaza in response to a cross-border attack by hundreds of Hamas gunmen on 7 October, in which at least 1,200 people were killed and more than 200 others taken hostage.
The recall of Israeli Ambassador Eliav Belotserkovsky came just before South Africa began hosting a virtual summit of the Brics group of emerging economies, which includes China and Russia, on the Israel-Hamas war.
Russia’s President Vladimir Putin accused the US of blocking international efforts to bring peace to the Middle East.
On Monday, South Africa urged the International Criminal Court (ICC) to issue an arrest warrant for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu by mid-December.
The UN Security Council has called for “urgent and extended humanitarian pauses” for “a sufficient number of days” to allow UN agencies to safely enter the sealed-off territory.
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