Overview

• South Africa's ruling African National Congress (ANC) party supports a parliamentary motion to close the Israeli embassy in South Africa and suspend all diplomatic relations with Israel.
• The motion was proposed by the opposition Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) in solidarity with the Palestinian people amid the ongoing Israel-Hamas war in Gaza.
• South Africa's President Cyril Ramaphosa has called on the International Criminal Court to investigate Israel for potential war crimes in Gaza.
• South Africa's support for Palestinians dates back to former President Nelson Mandela's days, likening their plight to its own before the end of apartheid in 1994.
• South Africa earlier this month recalled its diplomats from Israel.