SOUTH AFRICANS FIGHTING FOR IDF ‘WILL BE PROSECUTED’

While South Africa stands up for Palestinians by going after Israel for war crimes in The Hague, a small number of its citizens have actually chosen to go and fight for the IDF in Gaza.

But they may regret doing so. Pretoria reiterated on Monday that it regards them as ‘mercenaries’ - and will prosecute them.

Foreign minister Naledi Pandor noted that South African law prohibits citizens from fighting for any army that targets civilians.

Pandor also revealed that the South African Justice Department had been alerted about a number of cases.

For over 120 days now, Israel has waged war in Gaza - killing some 27,000 Palestinians. Throughout this period, Pretoria has shown solidarity with, and stood up for, the Palestinian people, whose plight many South Africans regard as similar to their own under apartheid.

What do you think should happen to the South African mercenaries in Gaza?