President Jacob Zuma will host his Palestinian counterpart, Mahmoud Abbas, in Pretoria this week.<\/p>\n
This visit follows a war between Israel and Hamas in Gaza earlier this year. More than 2100 Palestinians, most of them civilians, were killed in Gaza. Sixty-seven Israeli soldiers and six civilians were killed by rockets and attacks by Hamas and other militant groups.<\/p>\n
The war prompted Pretoria to send a special envoy to the Middle East in an attempt to secure peace.<\/p>\n
Zuma will receive Abbas on Wednesday, presidential spokesman Mac Maharaj said.<\/p>\n
Source: timeslive.co.za<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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