The Arab League has termed the United Nations Security Council resolution on Gaza as “late” while South Africa has stressed the council’s role was not yet over.

The Arab League’s Secretary-General Ahmed Aboul Gheit said the decision “comes late”, AFP reports.

“The lesson now is to implement the decision on the ground, stop military operations and Israeli aggression immediately and completely,” he added.

South Africa’s Foreign Minister Naledi Pandor welcomed the resolution on public radio but stressed that “the ball is in the court of the Security Council”.