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S Africa’s Ramaphosa renews call for Gaza ceasefire, Palestinian state

South African President Cyril Ramaphosa delivers his 2024 State of the Nation Address in Cape Town, South Africa, February 8, 2024 [Esa Alexander/Reuters]

South African President Cyril Ramaphosa has reaffirmed his country’s commitment to helping secure a ceasefire in the war on Gaza and an eventual two-state solution between Israel and Palestine, during his annual State of the Nation Address.

Speaking before lawmakers at Cape Town City Hall on Thursday, the president said that “guided by the fundamental principle of human rights and freedom”, South Africa had taken up the Palestinian cause “to prevent further deaths and destruction in Gaza”.

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