In accordance with the Narendra Modi administration’s “Operation Ajay,” the first group of Indian travellers in Israel is getting ready to catch its trip home. ‘Operation Ajay’ was started by the government on Wednesday to make it easier for Indian citizens to return to Israel, where Hamas and the Israeli military are now engaged in heavy combat.
“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”, external affairs minister S Jaishankar had made this mission public on X.
“As I said yesterday, the Embassy of India in Tel Aviv has been working continuously to ensure the safety and welfare of all our Indian citizens in Israel. Yesterday, the external affairs minister announced Operation Ajay, to help those Indians who wish to return to India. And today, under Operation Ajay, the first flight is going back to India”, Indian Ambassador to Israel, Sanjeev Singla mentioned while speaking to ANI.
“It’s going to have almost 200, Indian citizens – students, caregivers, and business professionals, and we are trying to ensure that we have a similar flight in the coming days. We will have, 1 flight tomorrow…I would like to, reach out to my, fellow Indian citizens here and urge them to remain calm and stay safe by following the local safety advisories and I want to tell them that we’re always there with them. We are standing with them”, he further added.
Reactions from the expatriated Indians
“I have been in Israel for a year…I want to thank the Indian government. We have got a lot of help through ‘Operation Ajay”, an Indian student told news agency ANI.”
“I had come here as my daughter is pursuing her PhD from Israel…Our flights were cancelled due to the war-like situation. We then learned about ‘Operation Ajay’ and contacted the Indian Embassy…PM Modi is the best…”, added another.
