Israel News Updates: The Indian government is trying to bring back the stranded students of India from Israel, said Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Meenakshi Lekhi on Sunday. Lekhi also added that she has received several messages overnight about Indians in Israel and that Prime Minister Narendra Modi's office is directly monitoring the situation.
"Indian government is striving to bring back stranded students of India from Israel. Prime Minister and his office are monitoring the situation and huge efforts are underway to get back our students who are stuck in that country," Lekhi said as quoted by news agency ANI.
The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader added that India has successfully evacuated its citizens during the Russia-Ukraine war and also during the Covid crisis.
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“So whether it was Operation Ganga or Vande Bharat, we brought everyone back and I'm sure GoI (Government of India) and the prime minister's office are directly in touch with those people and are working and monitoring the situation,” the minister added.
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The Union Minister also expressed condolence on the deaths of people in the attack. "PM Modi has already given his condolences and stands with Israel at this difficult juncture. We express our condolences to all those who have been killed in this attack and the families of the injured at this difficult time," the minister told ANI.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi had said he was "deeply shocked" by the news of terrorist attacks in Israel. "Our thoughts and prayers are with the innocent victims and their families. We stand in solidarity with Israel at this difficult hour," he wrote on X.
The Gaza-Israel conflict has escalated after the Gaza-based terror group Hamas launched a surprise offensive against Israel.
The Israeli-Palestinian conflict, which started in the mid-20th century, is an ongoing military and political conflict in the Levant. Despite various attempts made to resolve the conflict as part of the Israeli-Palestinian peace process, alongside other efforts to resolve the broader Arab-Israeli conflict, it is one of the world's longest existing conflicts.
(With input from agencies)