Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) spokesperson Arindam Bagchi Thursday informed that India will send its first charter flight to Tel Aviv, Israel, on October 12. The visit aims at picking up Indian citizens under Operation Ajay.
Addressing the media, Bagchi said, “India has launched the operation ajay aiming to ensure the safe return of those indians who have been residing in Israel and who wish to come back amid the attacks on the Israeli towns by Hamas terrorist groups over the weekend triggering tensions in the region.”
The first charter flight will be reaching Tel Aviv (Israel) tonight to pick up Indian citizens under #OperationAjay: @MEAIndia Spokesperson Arindam Bagchi pic.twitter.com/iCD1YBkLIt
— All India Radio News (@airnewsalerts) October 12, 2023
The MEA spokesperson further added that they are constantly monitoring situation in the chaos errupted after the Israel was attacked. “The charter flight is expected to reach later in the evening today and will come back tomorrow morning. We expect 230 odd passengers to be brought back. We are keeping a close watch on the situation in Israel,” Bagchi added.
“This is a dynamic, evolving situation. Request all Indians in Israel to register with Embassy there. There are 18,000 Indian citizens in Israel, including students and caregivers,” he added.
(This is a developing story)