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Operation Ajay

First flight carrying 212 stranded Indians from war-torn Israel arrives in New Delhi as part of Operation Ajay. Photo Courtesy: Arindam Bagchi X page

Operation Ajay: First flight with 212 stranded Indians arrives in India from war-hit Israel

India Blooms News Service | @indiablooms | Oct 13, 2023, at 02:06 pm

The first flight carrying 212 Indian people, who were stranded in Israel, arrived in New Delhi on Friday.

The evacuation is taking place after the Indian government announced Operation Ajay, a measure to bring back Indians from war-torn Israel.

Welcome to the homeland!

1st #OperationAjay flight carrying 212 citizens touches down in New Delhi. pic.twitter.com/FOQK2tvPrR
— Arindam Bagchi (@MEAIndia) October 13, 2023

Following the arrival of the stranded Indians, MEA spokesperson Arindam Bagchi tweeted: "Welcome to the homeland!"

He said: "1st #OperationAjay flight carrying 212 citizens touches down in New Delhi.'

External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar, who is monitoring the operation, earlier wrote on X: "#OperationAjay gets underway."

#OperationAjay gets underway.

212 citizens onboard the flight are enroute New Delhi. pic.twitter.com/fGSAYiXbBA
— Dr. S. Jaishankar (@DrSJaishankar) October 12, 2023

"212 citizens onboard the flight are enroute New Delhi," he had posted.

Hamas-run health ministry has claimed Israel's overnight airstrikes have left 51 people dead and 281 hurt.

Also Read: Operation Ajay's first flight to bring back 230 Indians from Israel, Jaishankar monitors evacuation mission

As per a report by BBC News, 1,300 people in Israel have been killed in the attack by militant organisation Hamas.

In a retaliatory air strike by Israel, more than 1,300 people have been killed in Gaza.

#Israel #OperationAjay #Gaza #Hamas #Indians #NewDelhi #ArindamBagchi #MEA #SJaishankar

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