Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu dialled Prime Minister Narendra Modi to update the latter about their ongoing war with the Palestinian militant movement Hamas. PM Modi took to the social media platform X (previously Twitter) to divulge the details of his telephonic conversation with his Israeli counterpart. He also announced that India stands firmly with Israel in the latter’s war with Palestine. “I thank Prime Minister@netanyahufor his phone call and for providing an update on the ongoing situation. The people of India stand firmly with Israel in this difficult hour. India strongly and unequivocally condemns terrorism in all its forms and manifestations,” he wrote.
Tel Aviv declared a “state of war” on Saturday after Hamas launched a surprise military operation against it. Hamas launched as many as 5,000 rockets, declaring the operation as ‘the greatest battle to end the last occupation on earth’. In a broadcast on Hamas media, senior military commander Mohammad Deif announced the start of the operation, urging Palestinians worldwide to join the fight.
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In retaliation for the aggression, Israel launched 'Operation Iron Swords’ with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu committing to reduce the group's Gaza hideouts to "rubble".
Israel announced a total siege on the Gaza Strip on October 9 and cut off the water supply as it kept bombing targets in Palestine in response to the Hamas surprise assault, which Israel equated with 9/11.
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The death toll amid the war between the two Middle Eastern nations has surpassed the 1,500 mark. As per Gaza’s Health Ministry, at least 770 Palestinians have been killed and 4,000 wounded in Israeli air strikes since Saturday, Al Jazeera reported.