President Cyril Ramaphosa says officials were working on an evacuation plan for South Africans who are trapped in the conflict between Israel and Palestine.

Ramaphosa, who was attending the National Executive Committee meeting of the ruling ANC party on Saturday, said they have also received calls from various countries in the Middle East to send humanitarian assistance to Gaza.

Hundreds of thousands of people in Gaza have been without water, food and electricity for almost a week since Israel started bombing Gaza. Israel also cut off the supply of fuel, water and electricity.

But Ramaphosa and the ANC NEC condemned the decision by the Israeli government to force 1.1 million people in northern Gaza to move to southern Gaza.

He said what was happening in Gaza amounted to genocide and the world must stand up for the Palestinians.

South Africa was willing to participate in any peace process to resolve the conflict between Israel and Palestine.

As you know this is an unfolding situation and it changes hour by hour. Our government agencies, our international relations department as well as our intelligence services and our defence intelligence are monitoring the situation on an ongoing basis,” said Ramaphosa.

“To this end we have called on the international community, the United Nations and all other concerned organisations that peace is restored in Palestine and that the Israeli government is directed at withdrawing this command of getting people out of northern part of Gaza because in the end it is going to amount to almost genocide as many people are going to die.

“As we speak now half-a-million people, who are Palestinians, have been displaced. They have been removed from their homes, they live in schools and other areas as well. This is the most tragic situation and almost dangerous situation that the people of Palestine have been exposed to,” said Ramaphosa.

He said humanitarian corridors must be opened to allow for the supply of food, water, fuel and other needs. Electricity must also be restored to the people of Gaza.

Ramaphosa said they were also concerned that the conflict may spill over into the Middle East and drag other countries in the region.

There were already conflicts in Africa and Ukraine, and the world cannot afford to have another conflict.

I stand with Palestine 100%

Wetin we know?

Humanity above all

See small nyash dey shake ohh

What is he waiting for?? Let him send his military to show full support for the Palestinians mbok.

Anybody wey the thin dey pepper, knows road to Gaza.

Na Putin guys na, what do you expect

alizma:
Na Putin guys na, what do you expect

SA shares a common struggle with Palestine against apartheid.

TMKsouth:


SA shares a common struggle with Palestine against apartheid.

What apartheid? Do you even understand what you are saying?

Botragelad:

What apartheid? Do you even understand what you are saying?

Israel is an apartheid state, so was South Africa before 1994.

TMKsouth:


Israel is an apartheid state, so was South Africa before 1994.

You are ignorant!
The situations in Israel and South Africa are not identical. Israel is a complex and diverse society, with multiple ethnic and religious groups living together. South Africa, under apartheid, was a very different society, with a strict system of racial segregation in place.

One key difference between Israel and South Africa is the concept of citizenship. All citizens of Israel, regardless of race or religion, have equal rights under the law. In South Africa, non-white citizens were not considered equal, and were denied basic rights and freedoms. Right or wrong?
Israel has an elected government, while South Africa was ruled by a white minority that denied the majority of its citizens the right to vote. These are just a few of the differences between the two societies, which make the comparison of apartheid and Israel inaccurate. Again, do you understand what apartheid mean!

Palestinians are very violent people just like south Africa and xenophobia

OkpaNsukkaisBae:
I stand with Palestine 100%

South Africa has a very large area of landmass that are inhabited, they can allot some to Hamas and resettle them there. Then after 50yrs we would all check scores.

they must have a muslim-muslim ticket in south africa

OkpaNsukkaisBae:
I stand with Palestine 100%

I stand for justice and restoration of human dignity for the Palestinian people and peaceful coexistence of both nations. May God comfort all the grieving families on both sides of the war. Check my signature for free stuffs!

The Balfour declaration of 1917 is the genesis of this problem by the British Government after the collapse of the Ottoman Empire.

The British Government is directly responsible for the carnage and genocide going on between the Jews and Arabs in Palestine.

OkpaNsukkaisBae:
I stand with Palestine 100%

Israel's father's Land is in Ur of Chaldeans (Presently located in Iraq/Iran Border).

Abraham was Born in Ur of Chaldean.

Any of Abraham's children is entitled to land in Ur of Chaldeans (Father's land).

The land they went to temporarily occupied in Haran (Modern day Turkey/Syria border) and permanently occupied in Canaan (Modern day West Bank, Gaza & Israel) were not originally their father's land.

They only migrated to possess what actually belonged to someone else. Bible did not argue this.

Just that they felt entitled that someone they believed told their father (Abraham) that he would give them another man's land.

In Genesis to Deuteronomy, bible did not tell us that those lands belonged to nobody. It told us that the occupiers (Israel) should go and contend with the indigenous people.

Imagine someone come to your hometown now, and say that one god of his fathers says he has given them your town for a possession, how will you respond?

Many who kept on cheering Israel don't read Bible. Many who read it are living in hypocrisy as if God did not create all humans.

My Brother, we might have disagreed on many other issues, but on Israel's occupation of Gaza and West Bank, I agree with you 100%.

Lemme say this. Many of us who claimed Christianity do not understand the bible.

Christians are Christ-like people. Are the Jews perpetrating apartheid against the Palestinians Christian? NO.
This same annihilation was what they did to JESUS CHRIST.

I am for Christ who preached LOVE.
I am not for TORAH that preached an eye for an eye.

Bleep south Africa, Bleep Hamas.

They should stop all this madness
SA can do better to deploy her troops to GAZA😎

Nice one SouthAfrica.

Like Nelson Mandela said, the West enemy shouldn’t be SA enemy.

Palestine stood with South Africa during the apartheid so it’s humane for SA to stand by them in this trying period too.

Botragelad:

You are ignorant!
The situations in Israel and South Africa are not identical. Israel is a complex and diverse society, with multiple ethnic and religious groups living together. South Africa, under apartheid, was a very different society, with a strict system of racial segregation in place.

One key difference between Israel and South Africa is the concept of citizenship. All citizens of Israel, regardless of race or religion, have equal rights under the law. In South Africa, non-white citizens were not considered equal, and were denied basic rights and freedoms. Right or wrong?
Israel has an elected government, while South Africa was ruled by a white minority that denied the majority of its citizens the right to vote. These are just a few of the differences between the two societies, which make the comparison of apartheid and Israel inaccurate. Again, do you understand what apartheid mean!

I'm a South African and understand apartheid better than you can ever imagine - even if u posted a 1000 page dissertation on this thread. No Nigerian will ever understand what apartheid is or feels like, so give up son. This is apartheid, its not a term we apply loosely to any country.

OkpaNsukkaisBae:
I stand with Palestine 100%

Go and help them fight Isreal

softwerk:
See small nyash dey shake ohh

You are comparing South Africa to your village?

TMKsouth:
President Cyril Ramaphosa says officials were working on an evacuation plan for South Africans who are trapped in the conflict between Israel and Palestine.

Ramaphosa, who was attending the National Executive Committee meeting of the ruling ANC party on Saturday, said they have also received calls from various countries in the Middle East to send humanitarian assistance to Gaza.

Hundreds of thousands of people in Gaza have been without water, food and electricity for almost a week since Israel started bombing Gaza. Israel also cut off the supply of fuel, water and electricity.

But Ramaphosa and the ANC NEC condemned the decision by the Israeli government to force 1.1 million people in northern Gaza to move to southern Gaza.

He said what was happening in Gaza amounted to genocide and the world must stand up for the Palestinians.

South Africa was willing to participate in any peace process to resolve the conflict between Israel and Palestine.

As you know this is an unfolding situation and it changes hour by hour. Our government agencies, our international relations department as well as our intelligence services and our defence intelligence are monitoring the situation on an ongoing basis,” said Ramaphosa.

“To this end we have called on the international community, the United Nations and all other concerned organisations that peace is restored in Palestine and that the Israeli government is directed at withdrawing this command of getting people out of northern part of Gaza because in the end it is going to amount to almost genocide as many people are going to die.

“As we speak now half-a-million people, who are Palestinians, have been displaced. They have been removed from their homes, they live in schools and other areas as well. This is the most tragic situation and almost dangerous situation that the people of Palestine have been exposed to,” said Ramaphosa.

He said humanitarian corridors must be opened to allow for the supply of food, water, fuel and other needs. Electricity must also be restored to the people of Gaza.

Ramaphosa said they were also concerned that the conflict may spill over into the Middle East and drag other countries in the region.

There were already conflicts in Africa and Ukraine, and the world cannot afford to have another conflict.

They are enjoying relative peace cos of their low moslem population and he is exhibiting nonsense here...!!

He should tell that to the Mozambique people...!!

Yeye...!!

I stand with Tinubu

Arapmoi22:


Israel's father's Land is in Ur of Chaldeans (Presently located in Iraq/Iran Border).

Abraham was Born in Ur of Chaldean.

Any of Abraham's children is entitled to land in Ur of Chaldeans (Father's land).

The land they went to temporarily occupied in Haran (Modern day Turkey/Syria border) and permanently occupied in Canaan (Modern day West Bank, Gaza & Israel) were not originally their father's land.

They only migrated to possess what actually belonged to someone else. Bible did not argue this.

Just that they felt entitled that someone they believed told their father (Abraham) that he would give them another man's land.

In Genesis to Deuteronomy, bible did not tell us that those lands belonged to nobody. It told us that the occupiers (Israel) should go and contend with the indigenous people.

Imagine someone come to your hometown now, and say that one god of his fathers says he has given them your town for a possession, how will you respond?

Many who kept on cheering Israel don't read Bible. Many who read it are living in hypocrisy as if God did not create all humans.

My Brother, we might have disagreed on many other issues, but on Israel's occupation of Gaza and West Bank, I agree with you 100%.

Lemme say this. Many of us who claimed Christianity do not understand the bible.

Christians are Christ-like people. Are the Jews perpetrating apartheid against the Palestinians Christian? NO.
This same annihilation was what they did to JESUS CHRIST.

I am for Christ who preached LOVE.
I am not for TORAH that preached an eye for an eye.

Through out history Every land occupied by people was conquered by someone , america is a white man's country by conquest , the lands are yours as long as you are strong enough and smart enough to keep it

Who cares

TMKsouth:


I'm a South African and understand apartheid better than you can ever imagine - even if u posted a 1000 page dissertation on this thread. No Nigerian will ever understand what apartheid is or feels like, so give up son. This is apartheid, its not a term we apply loosely to any country.

I'm not one of those you mug off on here. Try to hide your ignorance. I just explained and told you what apartheid means, where did I say your country didn't experience it?

I'm trying to let you know what apartheid means and how you shouldn't misuse the word, I even gave you difference between Israel's case and South Africa. What rubbish are you still talking!

Mrfeel:

Through out history Every land occupied by people was conquered by someone , america is a white man's country by conquest , the lands are yours as long as you are strong enough and smart enough to keep it

And the types like you will be complaining of how land grabbers (omoniles) take away your land when you grow up.
Don't complain.
Take it as an act of the gods.

You are probably one of those who claims Christianity without knowing what Christ taught.

BRIC are siding with Palestine.while the West are siding with Israel.

Botragelad:

I'm not one of those you mug off on here. Try to hide your ignorance. I just explained and told you what apartheid means, where did I say your country didn't experience it?

I'm trying to let you know what apartheid means and how you shouldn't misuse the word, I even gave you difference between Israel's case and South Africa. What rubbish are you still talking!

Go argue with UN rights experts and Amnesty International - they'll educate u.

I have no time to argue with apartheid sympathisers - a quality of mine u can copy if u dont like my views on this forum.