Pretoria – President Cyril Ramaphosa has met with the household of the late Captain Daniel Perez following the intervention of the South African authorities in facilitating the discharge of his stays by Hamas.
Perez, born and raised in South Africa, was taken hostage and killed on 7 October 2023.
In a press release on Tuesday 11 August 2026, the Presidency mentioned President Ramaphosa expressed his condolences to the Perez household and affirmed South Africa’s help for an all-inclusive peace course of that may ship lasting peace for the folks of Israel and Palestine.
“The South African authorities stays engaged in helping all South Africans, regardless of race or faith, which might be ensnared in battle zones in addition to helping different overseas nationals the place such help is requested,” the assertion mentioned.
“This consists of facilitating the discharge of South Africans trapped in a warfare in Syria, residents that had been offered to Russian mercenaries, and the protected return of Ukrainian kids.”
