South Africa ordered Israel's top diplomat to leave the country within 72 hours on Friday, citing a "series of violations" and prompting the Israeli government to expel Pretoria's own diplomatic repre...

South Africa has expelled Israel's top diplomat in the country for "violating diplomatic norms", including making "insulting remarks" against South African President Cyril Ramaphosa.

"This decisive measure follows a series of unacceptable violations of diplomatic norms and practise which pose a direct challenge to South Africa's sovereignty," the Department of International Relati...