More than 150 Palestinians, including families and a woman nine months pregnant, were held on a charter plane for around 12 hours at Johannesburg's main airport due to issues with their travel documents. The passengers, who had arrived from Nairobi, Kenya, were denied entry by immigration authorities because they lacked exit stamps from Israeli authorities and did not provide details about their stay in South Africa. After intervention by the Ministry of Home Affairs and assistance from a local humanitarian group, the passengers were allowed to disembark, with some continuing to other countries and the rest accommodated in South Africa. The incident has sparked criticism and anger in South Africa, a nation known for its support of the Palestinian cause, with calls for the travelers to be allowed to apply for asylum.