South Africa submits complaint against Israeli occupation to International Criminal Court

DOHA, Nov. 16 (YPA) – South Africa’s President ,Matamela Ramaphosa, announced on Thursday that his country had filed a complaint with the International Criminal Court “in order to investigate war crimes committed by the Israeli occupation in the Gaza Strip.”

Ramaphosa said during his official visit to Qatar that his country “believes that the Israeli occupation is committing war crimes and genocide in the Gaza Strip, in which thousands of Palestinians were killed, in addition to the destruction of hospitals and public infrastructure.”

The ruling African National Congress, led by Ramaphosa, said that it would support the proposal presented by the opposition Economic Freedom Fighters party to close the Israeli occupation embassy and sever diplomatic relations with it.

This step comes in conjunction with expectations that the Parliament in South Africa will discuss today a proposal calling for the closure of the Israeli occupation embassy in Pretoria, and the severing of all diplomatic relations with the Zionist entity until it agrees to a ceasefire in Gaza.

YPA