Where does Africa stand on the Israel-Gaza war?
Podcast |
Africa Daily
Publisher |
BBC
Media Type |
audio
Podknife tags |
Africa
News & Politics
Categories Via RSS |
News
Publication Date |
Oct 31, 2023
Episode Duration |
00:15:21

Hamas gunmen launched an unprecedented attack on Israel from the Gaza Strip on 7 October, which resulted in killing more than 1,400 people and taking almost 230 hostages. Since the attack Israel has been carrying out strikes in Gaza. The Hamas-run Palestinian health ministry says more than 8,000 people have been killed. Following the surprise attack, many of Israel’s allies and others quickly condemned the assault and said they were standing with Israel. Israel then launched airstrikes into Gaza. Leaders from US, UK, EU and some African countries including Kenya, said Israel had a right to defend itself. However there’s also been condemnation of Israel and its airstrikes by South Africa. BBC Monitoring’s Beverly Ochieng tells us why certain countries took the positions they did during the UN resolution that called for an immediate humanitarian truce in Gaza and how it sheds light on the diverse perspectives held by African Nations.

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