South Africa has been one of the most vocal supporters of Palestinians in the ongoing war with IsraelImage caption: South Africa has been one of the most vocal supporters of Palestinians in the ongoing war with Israel
South Africa has referred Israelâs government to the International Criminal Court (ICC) over its actions in the Gaza conflict, President Cyril Ramaphosa said on Wednesday.
âAs South Africa we have accordingly, together with many other countries in the world, saw fit to refer this whole Israeli government action to the International Criminal Court. We have put through a referral because we believe that war crimes are being committed there,â President Ramaphosa said.
He did not disclose the other countries involved in referring Israel to the ICC.
He added that they did not condone Hamasâs earlier attack on Israel but were opposed to Israelâs ongoing actions, which they âbelieve warrant investigations by the ICCâ.
The ICC is an international court that investigates and tries individuals accused of committing grave crimes of concern to the global community, such as war crimes or genocides.
South Africa has been one of the most vocal supporters of Palestinians in the ongoing conflict with Israel.
Several of the countryâs leaders have publicly supported the Palestinians and there have also been pro-Palestine demonstrations.