Following the devastating attack on a hospital in Gaza that claimed over 500 civilian lives, the Minister in the Presidency; Khumbudzo Ntshavheni; has stated that the International Criminal Court (ICC) must investigate Israel for war crimes and genocide.

South Africa strongly condemns the targeting of civilians, and several leaders around the world call for an immediate ceasefire.

Ntshavheni said, “Cabinet condemns the bombing by the Israeli government of the Ahli Arab Baptist hospital in Gaza and is the most blatant violation of international humanitarian law, and calls on the International Criminal Court (ICC) to immediately [act] against such a breach. The failure to act meaningfully by both the ICC and the United Nations will be a demonstration of the total collapse of a Rules-Based multilateral system.”

Darul Ihsan Media Desk