Operation Ajay: 2nd Flight Brings 235 Indian Nationals

Jerusalem: The second charter flight to repatriate Indian citizens stranded in Israel amid the ongoing war landed in New Delhi from Tel Aviv today morning. Under ‘Operation Ajay’, a total of 235 Indian nationals, including two infants arrived on the second flight. “Flight 2 carrying 235 Indian nationals takes off from Tel Aviv”, tweeted Dr. S Jaishankar.

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Flight #2 carrying 235 Indian nationals takes off from Tel Aviv. pic.twitter.com/avrMHAJrT4

— Dr. S. Jaishankar (@DrSJaishankar) October 13, 2023

The Israeli Defence Forces said today that Palestinian civilians are not their enemy and that they have made localised raids in Gaza in the last 24 hours to cleanse area of terrorists and weaponary. Reeling from the deadliest attack on its territory, Israel declared war on Hamas as the conflict’s death toll surged above 1100 after the Palestinian militant group launched a surprise assault from Gaza. Prime Minister Benjanin Netamyahu steeled the nation for a long and difficult war a day after a wave of fighters gunned down civilians and took at least 100 hostages. In the nation’s worst losses since 1973 Arab-Israeli war, more than 700 Israelis were killed in a single day since Hamas launched its large-scale attack.