A second flight carrying 235 Indian nationals from Tel Aviv in Israel, under Operation Ajay, landed at Indira Gandhi International Airport in New Delhi on Saturday morning.
The latest rocket barrage originating from the Gaza Strip has raised concerns about the safety of civilians in the affected areas, however, no details of injury have been reported.
The second batch of Indian passengers gathered at the Tel Aviv airport to board the chartered flight to India under the 'Opertion Ajay' launched amid the ongoing war between Israel and Hamas.
According to a statement from the US Department of Defence Austin's visit to Israel underscores the United States' unwavering commitment to support Israel following the recent deadly attacks by Hamas terrorists.
Leading the rescue mission, NP Saud, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Himalayan Nation announced the arrival of 254 students in the first batch of evacuation while 249 still wait back in Israel for airlift.
As many as 212 Indian nationals from Israel have arrived at the Delhi airport. Union Minister Rajeev Chandrasekhar was present at the airport to welcome them.
'Operation Ajay' was launched by Prime Minister Narendra Modi to bring back around 18,000 Indians in Israel who were amidst the war between Hamas and Israel. Registration of Indians began on Thursday.
The locals held a demonstration in Tel Aviv on Thursday (local time) and urged the Israeli government to exchange hostages/prisoners with terrorist group Hamas.
On India's position on Palestine, the Ministry of External Affairs on Thursday said that India has always advocated for the resumption of direct negotiations towards establishing a sovereign, independent and viable state of Palestine.