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Kenya's President William Ruto has said that a planned deployment of police officers to Haiti will go ahead as soon as the Caribbean country puts in place a transitional presidential council. South Africa's Foreign Minister Naledi Pandor has said that its citizens who have been fighting in Gaza with the Israeli Defence Forces (IDF) will be arrested on their return to the country, the AP news agency reports.
Authorities in Kenya earlier this week said the planned deployment was on hold following the announcement that Haiti's Prime Minister Ariel Henry would be stepping down. “I have already issued a statement alerting those who are South African and are fighting... We are ready. When you come home, we are going to arrest you,” she is quoted as telling a Palestinian solidarity event earlier this week.
Mr Ruto and US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Tuesday discussed "the expeditious deployment" of the officers, "including immediate next steps to facilitate deployment", US Department of State Spokesperson Matthew Miller said on Wednesday. It is not clear how many people this could affect.
"I assured Blinken that Kenya will take leadership of the UN Security Support Mission in Haiti to restore peace and security in Haiti as soon as the presidential council is in place under an agreed process," Mr Ruto said on social media on Wednesday. South Africa had already warned last year that its citizens that they may be liable to prosecution if they fought with the IDF.
He added that Mr Blinken had informed him that the council "will be formed shortly". The Haaretz newspaper on Wednesday quoted a military statement saying that the "IDF is working to provide a response to possible security and legal risks when soldiers travel abroad. The IDF is monitoring the issue on an ongoing basis, in coordination and cooperation with the relevant government ministries.”
However, Haitian media report that the creation of the council could take time as it is facing opposition from some political parties. South Africa has been at the forefront of the diplomatic opposition to Israel's war in Gaza, which was sparked by the killing of more than 1,200 people and kidnapping of more than 200 others in October.
The council will be tasked with appointing an interim prime minister and council of ministers to lead Haiti until the country holds elections. It launched a case at the International Court of Justice to consider whether Israel is committing genocide against Palestinians in Gaza.
The new administration would also work with the Kenyan-led international police force to combat gang violence.
More on Haiti:
Haiti violence: 'We're living with death on a daily basis'
Can Kenyan police officers defeat the gangs?
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