South Africa investigates ‘mysterious’ chartered flight carrying 153 Palestinian refugees

South Africa is investigating a “mysterious” chartered flight that brought 153 Palestinian refugees into the country without the required documents on Thursday, President Cyril Ramaphosa announced Friday, Anadolu reports. “These are people from Gaza who somehow mysteriously were put on a plane that passed by Nairobi (Kenya’s capital) and came here,” Ramaphosa told reporters, adding that the intelligence agency and the Department of Home Affairs, are investigating the matter. On Thursday, South Africa granted a 90-day visa exemption for 153 Palestinians who arrived from Kenya to seek asylum in the country, although they were initially denied entry due to not passing the required interviews and lacking customary departure stamps in their passports. The Palestinian refugees waited for more than 10 […]