South Africa’s foreign minister has denounced Israeli regime for launching a campaign of starvation against Palestinians in the Gaza Strip.

South Africa has called in an ‘urgent request’ on the International Court of Justice (ICJ) to intervene to prevent a planned Israeli ground invasion against the southern Gaza Strip city of Rafah.

Iran has expressed its support for a decision by South Africa to file a case against Israel over the crimes it committed in the besieged Gaza Strip.

Iran’s Foreign Minister, Hossein Amir-Abdollahian has hailed South Africa’s strong position in support of the Palestinians suffering from more than two months of Israeli fierce fighting against the blockaded Gaza Strip.

South Africa says it intends to approach the International Court of Justice to declare Israel an apartheid state.

The Palestinian resistance movement Hamas has issued a statement to welcome a decision by South Africa to exempt Palestinian citizens from entry visas to the African country.

Iranian President Ebrahim Raeisi delivered speech at the 15th summit of the BRICS group of countries held in Johannesburg, South Africa.

Speaking to Palestine TV on Friday, Pandor expressed her support for calls to abolish the African Union’s (AU) observer status granted to Israel back in 2021.