Gaza: South Africa criticises Israel’s violent attacks on civilians waiting to receive aid

South Africa has severely criticised Israel following the gruesome attacks on civilians while waiting to receive aid. Pretoria said the attacks violated the World Court’s provisional orders which instructed Israel to prevent genocide and allow aid access in to the enclave…

The South African government has condemned Israel following the killing of Palestinians awaiting aid in Gaza.

The presidency said the attack on civilians violated the World Court’s provisional orders in a legal case in which Pretoria has accused Israel of committing genocide in the war-ravaged enclave.

“South Africa condemns the massacre of 112 Palestinians and the injury of hundreds more as they sought life-saving aid,” South Africa’s Department of International Relations and Cooperation said in a statement.

It added that “This latest atrocity is another breach of international law and in breach of the binding provisional orders of the International Court of Justice (ICJ).”

No fewer than 112 people were killed and more than 750 wounded in the attack, which occurred at the Nabulsi roundabout in Gaza City on Thursday, leading to condemnations from the international community.

The European Commission head, Ursula von der Leyen, expressed her dismay at the photos from Gaza on Friday, saying that “every effort must be made to investigate what happened and ensure transparency.”

So far, 30,228 people have been killed and 71,377 wounded in Israeli attacks on Gaza since October 7. The revised death toll in Israel from the October 7 attacks stands at 1,139.