South Africa has welcomed the ceasefire between Israel and Hamas after months of conflict in Gaza. The government and advocacy groups are calling for accountability, humanitarian aid, and the establishment of a viable Palestinian state to ensure lasting peace.

Negotiators reached a phased ceasefire deal on Wednesday in the war in Gaza between Israel and the militant group Hamas. Here is some reaction to the deal.

South Africa's foreign affairs minister Lamola welcomes the Israel-Hamas ceasefire agreement, emphasising the urgent need for Palestinian sovereignty and calling for accountability in the wake of Gaza's humanitarian crisis.

Olga Meshoe Washington's passing last week devastated friends and loved ones worldwide.

Israeli Indologist David Shulman warns of escalating settler violence in the West Bank, comparing Israel to apartheid-era South Africa.

With declaration, Cuba joins Türkiye, Nicaragua, Colombia, Libya, Mexico, Palestine, and Spain in supporting Gaza genocide case at International Court of Justice - Anadolu Ajansı

Ireland had said it would intervene in the case at the International Court of Justice, arguing that Israel’s actions in Gaza amounted to collective punishment.

South Africa is calling for the establishment of a just and lasting peace that protects and promotes the human rights of both Palestinians and Israelis.

Ireland has joined South Africa’s genocide case against Israel, the International Court of Justice announced Tuesday morning.

The International Court of Justice (ICJ) announced that Cuba has filed with the court’s registry, based on Article 63 of the court’s statute, a declaration of intervention in the case concerning the application of the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide in the Gaza Strip.

Ireland filed a declaration of intervention Monday in support of South Africa’s genocide case against Israel in the International Court of Justice (ICJ). The decision comes after Ireland’s November Parliament motion and December Cabinet vote affirmed its stance that “genocide is being perpetrated before our eyes by Israel in Gaza.