WATCH: BOSA calls for ceasefire in Israel-Palestine conflict

JOHANNESBURG - Build One South Africa (BOSA) has called for a ceasefire in the deadly conflict between Israel and Palestine.

The conflict, which re-escalated in 2023 in October, saw over 30,000 Palestinians killed by the Israeli military, while over 1,200 Israeli civilians were killed by Palestinian militant group Hamas during the same period.

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BOSA leader Mmusi Maimane said both parties needed to come back to the negotiation table and work out a two-state solution.

“We have called for a ceasefire because I think, now, we need to find ourselves back at the negotiation table and ensure that as difficult as it is. It was difficult during apartheid to negotiate a peaceful transition, and South Africa proved even during that time that, ultimately, we need to go back now to the Middle-Eastern crisis and ensure that there is a peaceful transition, there’s two-state solution, and a ceasefire on the table.”