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Government had no knowledge of October 7 Hamas attack

Government had no knowledge of October 7 Hamas attack

eNCA4 days ago
PRETORIA - The Department of International Relations and Cooperation has refuted claims that the government knew of Hamas plans to attack Israel on 7 October 2023.
Spokesperson Chrispin Phiri has told eNCA that local journalist, Paula Slier, who published a blog for the Times of Israel, had repeated unverified and questionable claims made by a UK-based consultant, Justin Lewis.
READ: Hamas says open to 5-year Gaza truce, one-time hostages release
Phiri adds that Slier failed to uphold her ethical duties as a journalist, and had peddled disinformation and a patently false narrative.
He believes her attempt to later admit to some shortcomings to the story was inadequate, and it was her responsibility and obligation to apologise and unconditionally withdraw the blog.
READ: Israel-Palestine conflict | SA calls for an immediate ceasefire
Phiri insists that the South African government had no prior knowledge of the 7 October Hamas attack on Israel.
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