Gaza-Israel Conflict | October 2023
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India reiterates call for ‘sovereign, independent, viable state of Palestine’
October 12, 2023 08:24 pm | Updated October 13, 2023 08:07 am IST - NEW DELHI
India’s “longstanding and consistent” policy on Palestinian state remains unchanged, says MEA spokesperson; Operation Ajay begins Thursday with evacuation of 230 Indians from Israel
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The Ministry of External Affairs reiterated its call for the creation of a sovereign Palestinian state saying that there was an “obligation” to uphold humanitarian principles. File | Photo Credit: ANI
India reiterated its call for the creation of a sovereign Palestinian state on Thursday, with the Ministry of External Affairs saying that there was an “obligation” to uphold humanitarian principles.
Operation Ajay, India’s mission to rescue its citizens from conflict-hit Israel, will begin on Thursday evening, with the first flight expected to evacuate 230 Indians, MEA spokesperson Arindam Bagchi said at his weekly press briefing. He added that India is in close contact with “relevant stakeholders” on the fast unfolding situation.
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‘Longstanding policy’
“India always advocated the resumption of direct negotiations towards establishing a sovereign, independent and viable state of Palestine, living within secure and recognised borders, side by side at peace with Israel,” Mr. Bagchi said, emphasising that India’s position on Palestine has been “longstanding and consistent” and that there has been no change in that policy.
Evolving situation’
On Operation Ajay, Mr. Bagchi said: “The ferry flight is expected to reach [Israel] later this evening and around 230 passengers will be evacuated in the first flight.” He added that are around 18,000 Indians in Israel right now, with about a dozen in the West Bank, and at least four in the Gaza Strip that is being bombed by Israel.
Also read: How Hamas’s attack unfolded in Israel’s southern border towns
“This is a dynamic situation. It is evolving. I would request Indians in Israel, please do register with the Embassy of India if you have not registered till now. We will have more flights depending on the demand for them,” Mr. Bagchi said, indicating that the Union government is keeping “all options” on the table and will press more aircraft into service for the operation if needed.
One Indian, a caregiver from Kerala, was injured in the attack by Hamas last Saturday, Mr. Bagchi said, adding that the person is currently undergoing treatment. “There has been no Indian casualty,” he said.
Hamas: a terror group?
Mr. Bagchi categorically stated that India considers last Saturday’s strike against Israel a “terrorist attack”. Prime Minister Narendra Modi had condemned terrorism and expressed solidarity with the Israeli people following the attack by Hamas on Saturday.
The official spokesperson said that there was a “universal obligation” to observe humanitarian law, but also emphasised the requirement to fight against international terrorism.
However, Mr. Bagchi did not give a clear answer to a journalist’s question on whether India considers Hamas a terror organisation. Saying that such a determination was the responsibility of other departments, the MEA spokesperson said, “Our focus is to help our citizens.”
‘Talking to all stakeholders’
His comments were the first set of detailed remarks from the MEA about the situation in West Asia, since Saturday’s air, land and sea attack on Israel and its retaliatory air attack on the Gaza Strip.
“In the world of diplomacy, we are always engaged in conversation and contacts. Of course we maintain close contacts with all relevant stakeholders at various levels,” Mr. Bagchi noted.
Why are they backtracking now
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Logic has nothing to do with them. They blaming Muslims for Holocaust.. can you believe them. Then they says jews for living in Jerusalem some 5 thousands years...
They are supplying weapons and man power to Isreal. This country hate Muslims but their girls love to marry Muslims
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British media used image of Palestinian kids as jewish kids!!!!!!!! And condemned terrorist hamas!!!!!
Big text and a big photo to trick the reader into connecting these two.
Poor brainwashed westerners are also victims of jews.
Big text and a big photo to trick the reader into connecting these two.
Poor brainwashed westerners are also victims of jews.
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I can tell back track or not. These Nazi Indian animal vermins will never be forgiven for supporting genocide of our people. They will be deported from Arab nations.Why are they backtracking now
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They don't want to make the make the gulf Arabs angry.Why are they backtracking now
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I think the fine print seems to suggest it is 'our' (U.S.) war too now. If so, at least go through a proforma Congressional authorization like we did for Iraq and Afghanistan wars. Let the State department make statements that they tried to get a hold of Hamas without Armageddon but were not successful. Insert those shot/burnt/beheaded pictures into Congressional record. Get a Congressional hearing or two from survivors so the public feels yes, we are justified in joining the war as we did during the Kuwait war in 1990. At least do it for history. If we are to become a part of killing a couple of hundred thousand people, at least get the process right. Otherwise, if this becomes another Iraq or Afghanistan, whom are you going to blame? Biden's election is in November 2024. Lot of things can go wrong in a year and a month.
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- The fake stories of 40 babies which even IDF and White house admitted is fake?
- The attacking dog which got shot? Not dogs. 1 dog, dont spread genociders propaganda here.
- now mad because ganges shit eater modi was not right saar? Hamas respected children while Israel killed more than 500.
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Saudi Arabia puts Israel deal on ice amid war, engages with Iran, sources say
By Aziz El Yaakoubi and Parisa HafeziOctober 13, 20233:47 PM GMT+1Updated 3 hours ago
RIYADH, Oct 13 (Reuters) - Saudi Arabia is putting U.S.-backed plans to normalise ties with Israel on ice, two sources familiar with Riyadh's thinking said, signalling a rapid rethinking of its foreign policy priorities as warescalates between Israel and Palestinian group Hamas.
The conflict has also pushed the kingdom to engage with Iran. Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman took his first phone call from Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi as Riyadh tries to prevent a broader surge in violence across the region.
The two sources told Reuters there would be a delay in the U.S.-backed talks on normalisation with Israel that was a key step for the kingdom to secure what Riyadh considers the real prize of a U.S. defence pact in exchange.
Until Iran-backed Hamas sparked a war on Oct. 7 by launching a devastating attack on Israel, both Israeli and Saudi leaders had been saying they were moving steadily towards a deal that could have reshaped the Middle East.
Saudi Arabia, birthplace of Islam and home to its two holiest sites, had until the latest conflict indicated it would not allow its pursuit of a U.S. defence pact be derailed even if Israel did not offer significant concessions to the Palestinians in the their bid for statehood, sources had previously said.
But an approach that sidelined Palestinians would risk angering Arabs around the region, as Arab news outlets broadcast images of Palestinians killed in Israeli retaliatory airstrikes.
Hamas fighters killed more than 1,300 Israelis in their Oct. 7 attack and more than 1,500 had been killed by Friday in Israel's ongoing strikes on Gaza in response.
The first source familiar with Riyadh's thinking said talks could not be continued for now and the issue of Israeli concessions for the Palestinians would need to be a bigger priority when discussions resumed - a comment that indicates Riyadh has not abandoned the idea.
The Saudi government did not respond to emailed requests for comment on this article.
'CONSIDERED TABOO'
The Saudi rethink highlights challenges facing Washington's efforts to deepen Israel’s integration in a region where the Palestinian cause remains a major Arab concern."Normalisation was already considered taboo (in the Arab world) ... this war only amplifies that," Saudi analyst Aziz Alghashian said.
Washington wants to build on the Abraham Accords when Gulf states, including the United Arab Emirates, normalised ties.
U.S. National Security advisor Jake Sullivan told a White House briefing this week that the normalisation effort was "not on hold" but said the focus was on other immediate challenges.
The first source familiar with Saudi thinking said Washington had pressed Riyadh this week to condemn the Hamas attack but said Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan pushed back. A U.S. source familiar with the issue confirmed this.
The regional conflict has also prompted the Saudi crown prince and Iran's president to speak for the first time after a Chinese-brokered initiative prompted the Gulf rivals to re-establish diplomatic ties in April.
A Saudi statement said the crown prince told Raisi "the kingdom is exerting maximum effort to engage with all international and regional parties to halt the ongoing escalation", underling Riyadh's move to contain the crisis.
A senior Iranian official told Reuters the call, made by Raisi to the crown prince, aimed to support "Palestine and prevent the spread of war in the region".
"The call was good and promising," the official said.
A second Iranian official said the call lasted 45 minutes and had the blessing of Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.
DE-ESCALATING TENSIONS
The Saudi government did not provide further details on the call but the statement said the crown prince stated the kingdom's "opposition to any form of civilian targeting and the loss of innocent lives" and expressed Riyadh's "unwavering stance in standing up for the Palestinian cause".Saudi Arabia has been seeking to ease tensions elsewhere in the Middle East, including seeking to end a conflict Yemen, where Riyadh has led a military coalition in a war against the Iran-aligned Houthis.
Asked about Raisi's call with the crown prince, a senior U.S. State Department official said Washington was in "constant contact with Saudi leaders". U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken has held several calls with his Saudi counterpart.
The official said Washington was asking partners with channels to Hamas, Hezbollah - a Lebanese armed group aligned with Tehran that fought a war with Israel in 2006 - or Iran "to get Hamas to stand down from its attacks, to release hostages, keep Hezbollah out (and) keep Iran out of the fray."
The first source familiar with Saudi thinking said Gulf states, including those with Israeli ties, were worried Iran could be drawn into a conflict that would affect them.
Alex Vatanka, director of the Iran Program at the Middle East Institute in Washington, said the last week showed how the Saudi and Iranian visions for the region diverged.
"The Saudis are still convinced the region, and Saudi Arabia itself, needs to shift toward regional cooperation and economic development. Iran seems to think the priority is to take the fight to the Israelis first," he said.
Reporting by Aziz El Yaakoubi and Parisa Hafezi; Additional reporting by Matt Spetalnick in Washington and Humeyra Pamuk; Writing by Tom Perry; Editing by Michael Georgy and Edmund Blair
Saudi Arabia puts Israel deal on ice amid war, engages with Iran, sources say
Saudi Arabia is putting U.S.-backed plans to normalise ties with Israel on ice, two sources familiar with Riyadh's thinking said, signalling a rapid rethinking of its foreign policy priorities as war escalates between Israel and Palestinian group Hamas.
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My Polish ex dated 2 other Muslim guys after me, I checked her insta (with a burner account) and she's spamming pro-Israeli stuff on her story
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More airstrikes on Gaza now.
WHO IS THE BABY KILLER NOW?
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You need to relax. Not everyone has to be faujeet. Its just true there have been protests in karachi too and no protest was stopped by anyone nor police nor others.
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India reiterates call for ‘sovereign, independent, viable state of Palestine’
October 12, 2023 08:24 pm | Updated October 13, 2023 08:07 am IST - NEW DELHI
India’s “longstanding and consistent” policy on Palestinian state remains unchanged, says MEA spokesperson; Operation Ajay begins Thursday with evacuation of 230 Indians from Israel
KALLOL BHATTACHERJEE
The Ministry of External Affairs reiterated its call for the creation of a sovereign Palestinian state saying that there was an “obligation” to uphold humanitarian principles. File | Photo Credit: ANI
India reiterated its call for the creation of a sovereign Palestinian state on Thursday, with the Ministry of External Affairs saying that there was an “obligation” to uphold humanitarian principles.
Operation Ajay, India’s mission to rescue its citizens from conflict-hit Israel, will begin on Thursday evening, with the first flight expected to evacuate 230 Indians, MEA spokesperson Arindam Bagchi said at his weekly press briefing. He added that India is in close contact with “relevant stakeholders” on the fast unfolding situation.
Israel-Hamas war, day 6 LIVE updates | Netanyahu vows that Hamas will be crushed
‘Longstanding policy’
“India always advocated the resumption of direct negotiations towards establishing a sovereign, independent and viable state of Palestine, living within secure and recognised borders, side by side at peace with Israel,” Mr. Bagchi said, emphasising that India’s position on Palestine has been “longstanding and consistent” and that there has been no change in that policy.
Evolving situation’
On Operation Ajay, Mr. Bagchi said: “The ferry flight is expected to reach [Israel] later this evening and around 230 passengers will be evacuated in the first flight.” He added that are around 18,000 Indians in Israel right now, with about a dozen in the West Bank, and at least four in the Gaza Strip that is being bombed by Israel.
Also read: How Hamas’s attack unfolded in Israel’s southern border towns
“This is a dynamic situation. It is evolving. I would request Indians in Israel, please do register with the Embassy of India if you have not registered till now. We will have more flights depending on the demand for them,” Mr. Bagchi said, indicating that the Union government is keeping “all options” on the table and will press more aircraft into service for the operation if needed.
One Indian, a caregiver from Kerala, was injured in the attack by Hamas last Saturday, Mr. Bagchi said, adding that the person is currently undergoing treatment. “There has been no Indian casualty,” he said.
Hamas: a terror group?
Mr. Bagchi categorically stated that India considers last Saturday’s strike against Israel a “terrorist attack”. Prime Minister Narendra Modi had condemned terrorism and expressed solidarity with the Israeli people following the attack by Hamas on Saturday.
The official spokesperson said that there was a “universal obligation” to observe humanitarian law, but also emphasised the requirement to fight against international terrorism.
However, Mr. Bagchi did not give a clear answer to a journalist’s question on whether India considers Hamas a terror organisation. Saying that such a determination was the responsibility of other departments, the MEA spokesperson said, “Our focus is to help our citizens.”
‘Talking to all stakeholders’
His comments were the first set of detailed remarks from the MEA about the situation in West Asia, since Saturday’s air, land and sea attack on Israel and its retaliatory air attack on the Gaza Strip.
“In the world of diplomacy, we are always engaged in conversation and contacts. Of course we maintain close contacts with all relevant stakeholders at various levels,” Mr. Bagchi noted.
I told you many days ago they will change their side as soon as they realize what blonder they commit lol Indians
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