"Had a wonderful interaction with the CEOs and other top industry leaders of Italian defence companies in Rome today. Highlighted the defence manufacturing opportunities in India. The complementary capacities of Indian and Italian defence industry could be optimised in a win-win situation,"
As the Israeli retaliation against Hamas attack entered the fourth day, the Israeli Air Force have launched an extensive attack against terror targets of Hamas in the Gaza strip.
In wake of the Hamas attack on Israel, the US Secretary of Defence, Lloyd J. Austin ordered movement of US navy aircraft carriers to the Eastern Mediterranean and said that the United States government will be rapidly providing the Israel Defense Forces with additional equipment and resource
Amid the onslaught by Israeli forces on Gaza following Hamas attacks, Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu called Prime Minister Narendra Modi and provided him an update about the ongoing situation
"They were pulling women and children out of their beds and dragging them away to Gaza like monsters out of a fairy tale storybook. Usually, they are much more PR-conscious, and I'm surprised that they would unmask themselves like this," he said.
These discussions laid the groundwork for enhanced defence cooperation between the two nations, touching upon various crucial aspects of their partnership, read the Ministry of Defence press release.
The Israel Defense Forces' top spokesman, Rear Admiral Daniel Hagari stressed that the military has regained full control of the Gaza border after Hamas terrorists blew up sections of the border fence during the attack on Saturday, reported The Times of Israel.
Speaking to CNN's Kaitlan Collins, Israeli Ambassador Gilad Erdan on late Monday said that their situation would not "prevent us from doing what we need to do in order to secure the future of Israel."
As part of its retaliation against Hamas, Israel has mobilised 3,00,000 troops in the last 48 hours. Rear Admiral Daniel Hagari informed about the mobilisation and said the IDF "has never mobilized so many reservists so quickly--300,000 reservists in 48 hours.
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh who is on an official visit to Italy, held a meeting with his Italian counterpart Guido Crosetto in Rome and signed an agreement on Defence cooperation between India and Italy.
Meanwhile, Israel has hit 1707 targets in Gaza since Saturday, including 475 rocket systems, 73 command centres, 23 strategic infrastructure sites and 22 underground targets. In retaliation, it has killed over 400 people in the besieged Gaza Strip.