Brief by Shorts91 Newsdesk / 06:55am on 08 Oct 2023,Sunday International
Indian students in Israel described feeling "nervous and scared" as Hamas militants unleashed deadly attacks across the country. While in constant contact with the Indian embassy, students said the situation was "very tense" with sirens blaring for hours. Some took shelter in bunkers as over 300 rockets per minute slammed Israel. Others stayed indoors on embassy advice. With hundreds dead amid Israeli retaliation, students conveyed the horror of being caught in the escalating crisis. According to the details on the embassy's website, there are about 18,000 Indian citizens in Israel, primarily caregivers employed by Israeli elders, diamond traders, IT professionals, and students. Meanwhile, there are also approximately 85,000 Jews of Indian origin in Israel who were part of the main waves of immigration into Israel from India in the fifties and sixties.
