Ramaphosa calls for UN-led negotiation process to end Israel-Palestine conflict

JOHANNESBURG - President Cyril Ramaphosa said the international community has a responsibility to support peace, and create favourable conditions for negotiations amid the ongoing war in the Middle East.

The war has been raging for over two weeks, with trucks carrying humanitarian aid allowed to enter the Gaza Strip for the first time on Saturday.Ramaphosa called on all parties to exercise restraint and on all state actors to desist from providing weapons to either of the sides of the conflict.He explained why South Africa supports Palestine:

The President expressed concern that "the response of the Israeli government to the attack on its citizens will further deepen a conflict that has engulfed the region for many decades", and that it could spread to other countries in the region.Ramaphosa called for a United Nations-led negotiation process towards resolving the conflict.

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