Around 1,200 Indians have been brought back amid the ongoing fierce conflict in Israel. Information about this, Union Minister of State for External Affairs V. Muralitharan was given on Tuesday. He said that for us, the registration process is beneficial.
Pune: There is a fierce war between Israel and Hamas. During this time many Indians were also stranded in Israel. According to media reports, there are about 20 thousand Indians in Israel. In this case, the Minister of State for External Affairs V. Muralitharan made a statement on Tuesday. He said that so far 1,000 to 1,200 Indians have been brought back to India by special flights from Israel.
Significantly, Israel also retaliated after the Hamas attack on 7 October, after which the situation has remained tense. Muralitharan, who arrived to attend the meeting of the District Development Coordination and Monitoring Committee to review the progress of various schemes, told reporters that there are about 20,000 Indians in Israel and all of them Have been asked to register himself at the Indian Embassy, which makes it easier to know about his location if he has to be removed from there.
All Indians want to return, this is not necessary: Minister
The minister said that not all the people registering in the embassy necessarily want to return to India. The minister said, ‘For us, the registration process is beneficial because we will be able to identify the exact location of these Indians in Israel. Using GPRS technology, we have detected locations in Israel where Indians are. We know how many Indians are there in Tel Aviv, Gaza and Ashkelon.’
Asked how many Indians are stranded in Gaza, Muralidharan said, ‘Very few’. He said, ‘If we have to remove them, we can do it because we have information about their places.
