Vikrant Shekhawat : Oct 29, 2023, 09:00 AM
Israel-Hamas War: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday discussed the Israel-Hamas conflict with Egyptian President Abdel Fatah al-Sisi over phone. This information has been given by issuing an official statement from Egypt. According to this statement, the two leaders talked in detail about the current operations of the Israeli army in the Gaza Strip. It said Prime Minister Modi and President Sisi discussed the seriousness of the current situation, given its dire impact on civilian lives and the threat it poses to the security of the entire region.Talks on ground attacks and humanitarian security in Gaza StripPrime Minister Narendra Modi and Egyptian President Abdel Fatah al-Sisi exchanged views on Israeli military operations in the Gaza Strip. An official statement issued by Egypt said that President Sisi warned of the serious humanitarian and security consequences of a ground attack in the Gaza Strip. Let us tell you that before this conversation, on Saturday, India abstained from voting on Jordan's draft resolution titled 'Protecting civilians and upholding legal and humanitarian obligations' in the United Nations General Assembly. The resolution called for an immediate humanitarian ceasefire in the Israel-Hamas war and to ensure unhindered humanitarian access to the Gaza Strip. The 193-member UN General Assembly adopted the resolution, which calls for an immediate, sustainable and sustained humanitarian ceasefire to end hostilities.Opposition attacked India's stand in UNGAAt the same time, many opposition parties including Congress on Saturday targeted the Central Government for abstaining from voting on the resolution calling for ceasefire in Gaza in the United Nations General Assembly and accused the government of going against India's old stand on the issue of Palestine. Has gone against. On the other hand, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) hit back at the opposition saying that the government has taken the right step and India can never stand in favor of terrorism. Leaders of opposition parties like Congress, CPI, CPI(M), BSP and AIMIM said that they are shocked by India's stand on this proposal brought by Jordan.