Justice for Palestine, say SA activists

CEASEFIRE NOT ENOUGH

- MANDILAKHE TSHWETE

DESPITE the long-awaited ceasefire in Gaza, South Africans standing in solidarity with Palestine say a fragile truce cannot erase the scars of months of bombardment, displacement, and loss.

For many, the relief of silence after relentless airstrikes is overshadowed by grief, anger, and the urgent demand for accountability.

The ceasefire, which followed mounting international pressure and global protests, brought hope to a world weary of war headlines and death tolls.

Across the country, voices of conscience are insisting that justice, accountability, and recognition of Palestinian rights must form the foundation of any lasting solution.

Dr Fatima Hendricks, a South African humanitarian volunteer recently released after being detained by Israeli forces, provided a harrowing account of her ordeal.

Hendricks described how the boat she was travelling on, carrying humanitarian aid, was intercepted in international waters.