Whitney Mabiya.
While giving a speech at the Cairo Peace Summit in Egypt ,President Cyril Ramaphosa suggested that the international community should concentrate on bringing peace negotiations between Israel and Palestine back to life; as opposed to nations merely aggravating the war by arming Israel and Palestine.
Since Hamas’ attack on October 7 and the Israeli Defence Force’s counterattack, thousands of people from both Palestine and Israel have lost their lives.
Ramaphosa’s suggestion comes after some powerful nations have participated in arming and supporting the Israeli militarily over the last two weeks. Some of these power nations include the United States and the United Kingdom.
According to President Ramaphosa, the peace process is impeded by the equipping of either militia, that is Palestinian or Israeli.
Presidential spokesperson, Vincent Magwenya:
“President Ramaphosa has decried the escalation of the conflict by those arming either of the warring parties and called on state actors to immediately stop the provision of weapons as it undermines the promise of peace.”
With millions of Palestinians living in Gaza without access to electricity, water, or food, the UN has declared the situation there to be a humanitarian crisis.
