Govt. ready for ‘any emergency situation’ in Israel, says Union Minister
The HinduMinister of State for External Affairs V. Muraleedharan has urged Indian citizens in Israel to stay in contact with the Embassy of India in Tel Aviv and remain alert regarding the escalating violence in the country after a massive surprise attack by Hamas on October 7. The latest message from the Minister came in the backdrop of news that at least 10 Nepalese students have died over the past 24 hours as fighting rages in several Israeli villages near Gaza Strip. External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar and his Israeli counterpart, Eli Cohen, signed an agreement on May 9 to allow 42,000 Indians to find job as caregivers in Israel. Mr. Muraleedharan’s assurances on emergency situation indicates to a possible evacuation-like situation that India has carried out in recent years from multiple conflict locations including from Ukraine and Sudan in the past two years.