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Africa-Press – South-Africa. <\/strong><\/span>Top diplomat says Israel\u2019s retaliation against the Hamas attacks has become a \u2018collective punishment\u2019 of Palestinians.<\/p>\n

The South African government has said it will recall all diplomats from Israel to \u201csignal\u201d its concern over the situation in Gaza.<\/p>\n

Khumbudzo Ntshavheni, a minister in the president\u2019s office, said on Monday that all diplomatic staff in Tel Aviv would be called to return to Pretoria for consultations, without providing further details.\u201cWe are … extremely concerned at the continued killing of children and innocent civilians in the Palestinian territories and we believe the nature of response by Israel has become one of collective punishment,\u201d Foreign Minister Naledi Pandor told a later press conference.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe felt it important that we do signal the concern of South Africa while continuing to call for a comprehensive cessation [of hostilities].\u201dFighting has raged in the Gaza Strip for a month since Hamas fighters launched an unprecedented attack across the border into Israel on October 7.<\/p>\n

More than 1,400 people, most of them civilians, have been killed in Israel since the attack, during which Hamas took more than 240 people hostage.<\/p>\n

In response, Israel has relentlessly bombarded Gaza and sent in ground troops. The health ministry in the Hamas-run Palestinian territory says close to 10,000 people have been killed. The casualties are mainly civilians and include several thousand children.<\/p>\n

Pretoria has long been a vocal supporter of the Palestinian cause, with the ruling African National Congress (ANC) party often linking it to its own earlier struggle against apartheid.<\/p>\n

Pandor said the recall of the diplomats was \u201cnormal practice\u201d, adding the envoys would give a \u201cfull briefing\u201d on the situation to the government, which will then decide whether it can be of assistance or if a \u201ccontinued relationship is actually able to be sustained\u201d.<\/p>\n

Several countries have recalled diplomats from Israel as global criticism of its continued bombardment of Gaza grows.<\/p>\n

NATO member Turkey did so on Saturday, joining fellow Muslim states such as Jordan and Bahrain. Several South American countries have also broken ties following Bolivia, which at the start of November became the first nation to sever diplomatic links with Israel due to its \u201cdisproportionate\u201d attacks in Gaza.<\/p>\n

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Africa-Press – South-Africa. Top diplomat says Israel\u2019s retaliation against the Hamas attacks has become a \u2018collective punishment\u2019 of Palestinians. The South African government has said it will recall all diplomats from Israel to \u201csignal\u201d its concern over the situation in Gaza. 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