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Amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and Iran, as many as 292 nationals from Iran and 165 from Israel were evacuated and brought back home on a special flight. The flight safely landed in Delhi on Tuesday under Operation Sindhu. With the recent evacuation, the total number of evacuees has crossed 2,000.  

“292 Indian nationals were evacuated from Iran on a special flight that arrived in New Delhi from Mashhad at 0330 hrs on 24th June,” Randhir Jaiswal, a spokesperson of the Ministry of External Affairs, said in a X post.

“2295 Indian nationals have now been brought home from Iran,” the spokesperson added.

“IAF C-17 flight brings back 165 Indians from Israel as a part of Operation Sindhu. The aircraft landed at 0845 hours in Delhi from Amman, Jordan,” ANI reported.

The evacuees thanked the Indian government for safely evacuating them from Iran in difficult times. Baljinder Kaur, a Punjab resident who was residing in Iran for the last 21 years, said that the government's evacuation efforts for its citizens in difficult times are a matter of pride. Another evacuee, Ziya Jaffrey, a resident of Nagpur, said, “We are very thankful, very happy. It feels so good. Our flight was scheduled for 19th June, but it was cancelled. We were anxious, but coming here has put us at ease.”

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India started the evacuation mission under Operation Sindhu to bring back the Indian nationals stuck in the conflict-hit Iran. Iran supported India’s Operation Sindhu and opened its airspace for the safe evacuation of Indians.

The conflict between Israel and Iran started when Israel launched a massive airstrike on Iranian nuclear and military sites, code-named “Operation Rising Lion.” In retaliation, Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) attacked Israel with a large-scale drone and missile campaign.

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