Brief by Shorts91 Newsdesk / 11:22am on 08 Oct 2023,Sunday International
Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Meenakshi Lekhi said she received several messages from Indians in Israel and the Indian Government is working to bring back stranded students under the PM office's direct supervision. She reminded that India has safely evacuated citizens abroad in the past, during the Ukraine war and COVID crisis. Lekhi expressed confidence the Indian government and PM's office are in direct touch with people in Israel and monitoring the situation closely. She conveyed PM Modi's condolences for lives lost in Hamas rocket strikes on Israel. Bollywood actor Nushrratt Bharuccha, who was stuck in Israel during the Hamas militant attack, arrived back safely in Mumbai on Sunday. 27 pilgrims from Meghalaya stranded in Israel amid clashes with Palestine are believed to be leaving Bethlehem for Cairo soon before returning to India.
