International relations and cooperation minister Naledi Pandor says thousands of South Africans have been repatriated since the closure of international travel - but not everyone is home yet.
She said the team in her department's command centre had been fantastic, with some of them working up to 18 hours a day.
The 24-hour command centre was established in Pretoria to receive calls for assistance from South Africans who were unable to contact foreign missions as they sought to be repatriated.She said the department was also now having to look at arrangements for South Africans who have permanent residence overseas and others who have work arrangements outside SA.
“We are really quite astounded at this plan that has been announced by Israel. We believe that this goes totally against international law and existing UN resolutions,” she said. “We do not think it will assist with bringing peace and stability to the region — and [it] does not address the need for the people of Palestine to have their own sovereign state, where they enjoy human rights and the freedoms all of us hope they will enjoy one day.”
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