Clayson Monyela, a spokesman for South Africa's Department of International Relations and Cooperation

JOHANNESBURG, Oct 13( Reuters)-South Africa's government said on Friday it was checking information from the Israeli embassy that two of its nationals had been killed in attacks by militant group Hamas and called on Israel to provide Gazans with food and water. The attacks by Hamas inside Israel killed more than 1, 300 people, mostly civilians.... Israel has since responded with days of retaliatory attacks, pounding densely urbanised Gaza with air strikes and artillery fire and killing over 1,

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It has much to gain from disrupting events and sowing general discord between countries in the forums.... Russia should not be participating or included in these meetings.” But several countries, including China, Brazil and South Africa, have been vocal about rejecting measures to remove Russia.... They’ve argued that engagement is more important than isolation in troubled times.“ To expel Russia would only isolate it and make it more difficult to achieve constructive engagement," said Clayson