Operation Ajay: Flight carrying 212 Indians from Israel lands in Delhi

A flight carrying the first batch of Indians who were stranded in Israel amid the ongoing war landed in New Delhi under Operation Ajay on Friday morning As many as 212 Indian nationals from Israel have arrived at the Delhi airportUnion Minister Rajeev Chandrasekhar was present at the airport to welcome them With folded hands Chandrasekhar greeted the returning Indians He then interacted with the students The union minister reassured the passengers saying Indias commitment to the safety of every Indian is unwavering Prime Minister Modi is determined to protect them he addedOur government will never leave any Indian behind Our government our Prime Minister is determined to protect them and bring them back home safely We are grateful to EAM Dr S Jaishankar the team at the External Affairs Ministry the flight crew of this Air India flight for making this possible for bringing our children back home safely and soundly and back home to their loved ones Chandrasekhar saidAn Indian national who returned from Israel told ANI This is the first time that we are facing this situation over there We are very thankful to the Indian government especially Prime Minister Narendra Modi for bringing us back We are hoping for peace as soon as possible so that we can go back to work as earliest as possibleThe first batch of Indian passengers boarded the flight from Tel Aviv to India under Operation Ajay on ThursdayOn the occasion Indian Ambassador to Israel Sanjeev Singla said that the Indian Embassy in Israel is working to ensure the wellbeing of Indian nationals in wartorn Israel and informed that under Operation Ajay the embassy will help Indians who want to return to IndiaAs 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 he saidAlso read Mumbai In hope of a match 30 of a family throng free thalassemia check campHe added Its 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 one flight tomorrowI 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 were always there with them We are standing with themIn an exclusive interview with ANI an Indian citizen returning back to India in the first flight from Tel Aviv thanked the Indian government for assisting in the tough times and asserted that they have got a lot of help through Operation AjayEarlier on Thursday External Affairs Ministry Spokesperson Arindam Bagchi said As announced by EAM yesterday Operation Ajay has been launched to facilitate the return from Israel of our citizens who wish to come back The first chartered flight will be reaching Tel Aviv later tonight to pick up the Indian citizens and is likely to return to India tomorrow morning the external affairs ministry spokesperson said while addressing a media briefing here todayWe are keeping a close watch on the situation in IsraelThe MEA spokesperson also said that there were no Indian casualties so farWe havent heard of any casualty so far he saidAround 18000 Indians are in Israel There is conflict going on and it is a matter of concern Indians advised to follow advisories issued by our mission Bagchi saidOperation Ajay was launched by Prime Minister Narendra Modi to bring back around 18000 Indians in Israel Registration of Indians began on ThursdayThe Indian embassy in Israel is providing assistance to Indian companies and has set up a helpline for Indian citizens in need of assistanceThe MEA had set up a 24hour control room in view of the escalating conflict The control room will help monitor the situation and provide information and assistanceEarlier the External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar chaired a meeting to review preparations for Operation AjayThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever