South Africa & Pedro Sánchez

South Africa: South Africa received some of the ill passengers from the MV Hondius, including one who tested positive for hantavirus and another who died after disembarking. Its health department is conducting contact tracing.

Pedro Sánchez: Pedro Sánchez, Prime Minister of Spain, was thanked by Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus for Spain's act of solidarity in allowing the MV Hondius to dock.

South Africa: South Africa, along with 10 other countries, condemned the Israeli assault on the Global Sumud Flotilla.

Pedro Sánchez: Pedro Sánchez, Spanish Prime Minister, accused Israel of violating international law and urged the European Union to freeze bilateral ties with Israel.

South Africa: South Africa is involved in a US-backed rare earths extraction project, an unrelated business and technology event.

Pedro Sánchez: Pedro Sánchez, Prime Minister of Spain, is pushing for the EU to suspend its agreement with Israel, an unrelated international geopolitical event.