Israel-Hamas War / India will run 'Operation Ajay' - work will be done to bring back citizens from Israel to their country.

Israel-Hamas War: Amidst the destructive war between Israel and Hamas, India will bring back its citizens from Israel. For this, Operation Ajay is being started, Foreign Minister Dr. S. Jaishankar has given this information in his post on social media platform X. He has written that arrangements are being made for charter flights to bring back the citizens. The war between Israel and Hamas is going on for five consecutive days, there are severe attacks on Israel from Gaza and Israel is continuously retaliating against it.

Along with the air strike on Gaza, the Israeli army has also started ground operation, Israeli soldiers have entered the Gaza border, in such a situation it is believed that the war may continue for several days. Meanwhile, in a post on social media platform Fully committed to safety and well-being.

Launching #OperationAjay to facilitate the return from Israel of our citizens who wish to return.

Special charter flights and other arrangements being put in place.

Fully committed to the safety and well-being of our nationals abroad.

— Dr. S. Jaishankar (@DrSJaishankar) October 11, 2023

Talked to UAE Foreign Minister

Before announcing Operation Ajay, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar spoke to UAE Foreign Minister Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan. During this conversation, the leaders of both the countries discussed the crisis arising in West Asia. Jaishankar had this conversation with his UAE counterpart over phone. The special thing is that after the start of the war between Israel and Hamas, UAE is the first Arab country with which India has held talks.

Spoke to Foreign Minister @ABZayed of UAE this evening.

Discussed the ongoing crisis in West Asia. Agreed to stay in touch.

— Dr. S. Jaishankar (@DrSJaishankar) October 11, 2023

There are 18 thousand Indian citizens in Israel

According to a report, there are approximately 18 thousand Indian citizens in Israel, most of them are those who are working there, a large number of them are also students. The Foreign Minister has announced that India will bring back all its citizens safely from Israel, for this, arrangements will be made by charter planes.