2023-10-08 14:12:52
On the African continent, calls for de-escalation are increasing after the Hamas offensive against Israel which began on Saturday October 7 and which has so far left hundreds of dead on both sides. Some heads of state are also stepping up to condemn this Hamas offensive.
Published on: 08/10/2023 – 16:12
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Congolese head of state Félix Tshisekedi sentenced with ” firmness these terrorist attacks “. He expresses his solidarity with the Israeli people. Reaction of the same content from William Ruto: “ Kenya firmly maintains that there is no justification for terrorism, which poses a serious threat to international peace and security », writes on the social network X (formerly Twitter), the Kenyan president who calls “ to the de-escalation of violence ».
Kenya joins the rest of the world in solidarity with the State of Israel and unequivocally condemn terrorism and attacks on innocent civilians in the country. The people of Kenya and their government hereby express deepest sympathy and send condolences to the families of all…
— William Samoei Ruto, PhD (@WilliamsRuto) October 7, 2023
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It is a call that is echoed by many other voices on the continent. Many of them have long defended the Palestinian cause, such as South Africa, for whom this “ new conflagration has arisen from the continued illegal occupation of Palestinian lands, the continued expansion of settlements, the desecration of the Al Aqsa Mosque and Christian holy sites and the continued oppression of the Palestinian people ». « The region desperately needs a credible peace process », adds Pretoria in a press release.
To try to put an end to the current clashes, the King of Morocco Mohamed VI called this Sunday morning to hold an emergency meeting at ministerial level of the Council of the League of Arab States. An initiative which comes as Morocco normalized its relations with Israel in December 2020 by joining the Abraham Accords.
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