New Delhi [India], June 25: Union Minister Shobha Karandlaje welcomed 224 Indian nationals at 10:30 am on Wednesday who returned from Israel aboard an Indian Air Force aircraft, as part of the ongoing Operation Sindhu.
So far, 818 Indians have been safely evacuated from Israel under the mission, launched by the Government of India to rescue citizens amid escalating tensions between Iran and Israel.
“Safety and security of Indian nationals remains a priority for the government,” the Ministry of External Affairs said in a post on X.
According to MoS Shobha Karandlaje, Indian citizens were also evacuated from Nepal and Sri Lanka, with evacuees crossing land borders via Jordan and Egypt to board IAF flights.
“These people crossed the Jordan and Egypt land borders to take the IAF flight. The Government of India has also evacuated Nepali and Sri Lankan citizens,” Karandlaje told ANI.
Additionally, 282 Indian nationals stranded in Iran arrived in New Delhi from Mashhad just after midnight today, raising the total number of Indians repatriated from Iran to 2,858.
Operation Sindhu was launched amidst growing regional conflict, with India acting swiftly to bring home its citizens before a ceasefire between Iran and Israel was brokered on Tuesday.